廈門

See also: 下門 and 厦门

Chinese

tall building
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (廈門/厦門) 廈/厦 門
simp. (厦门) 厦 门
alternative forms 下門/下门 archaic

Etymology

A homophone of the original name 下門/下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

廈門

  1. (historical) Xiamen (a fortification which formerly protected Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
  2. (~市) Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, China)
  3. (~島) Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island in Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廈門):
  • → Korean: 하문(廈門) (Hamun)
  • → Vietnamese: Hạ Môn (廈門)

Others:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
廈 門
しあ
Hyōgaiji
めん
Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Mandarin 廈門/厦门 (Xiàmén).

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɕia̠mẽ̞ɴ]

    Proper noun

    廈門(シアメン) • (Shiamen) 

    1. Xiamen, Amoy (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    廈 門
    あ
    Hyōgaiji
    もい
    Grade: 2
    irregular
    Alternative spelling
    厦門

    Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門/厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]

    Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [a̠mo̞i]

      Proper noun

      廈門(アモイ) • (Amoi) 

      1. Amoy, Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

      References

      1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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