南越

Chinese

south Yue
simp. and trad.
(南越)
南 越
alternative forms 南粵/南粤
anagram 越南

Etymology

"Nanyue"
The qualifier "South" distinguished this kingdom from other "Yue" ("Việt") tribes including the state of Yue and the realm of the Minyue (閩越/闽越 (Mǐnyuè)).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 南 越
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 泥 (8) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 覃 (159) 元 (68)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 那含切 王伐切
Baxter nom hjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/nʌm/ /ɦʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/nəm/ /ɦʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/nɒm/ /ɣiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/nəm/ /ɦuat̚/
Li
Rong
/nᴀm/ /ɣiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li
/nɒm/ /ɣĭwɐt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/năm/ /i̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
nán yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
naam4 jyut6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 南 越
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
nán yuè
Middle
Chinese
‹ nom › ‹ hjwot ›
Old
Chinese
/*nˁ[ə]m/ /*[ɢ]ʷat/
English south pass over

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 南 越
Reading # 1/1 2/2
No. 9355 16333
Phonetic
component
南 戉
Rime
group
侵 月
Rime
subdivision
2 1
Corresponding
MC rime
南 越
Old
Chinese
/*nuːm/ /*ɢʷad/

Proper noun

南越

  1. (~國) (historical) Nanyue (the Zhao Dynasty's successor state to the Qin Empire in modern-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam)
  2. area around modern Guangdong and Guangxi
  3. South Vietnam
  4. southern Vietnam

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南 越
なん
Grade: 2
えつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃e̞t͡sɨᵝ]

    Proper noun

    南(なん)越(えつ) • (Nan'etsu) 

    1. Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    南越

    Proper noun

    南越 • (Namwol) (hangeul 남월)

    1. Hanja form? of 남월 (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    南越

    Proper noun

    南越

    1. chữ Hán form of Nam Việt (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”).
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