北極圈

See also: 北极圈

Chinese

		the North Pole	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
trad. (北極圈)		北極	圈
simp. (北极圈)		北极	圈

Etymology

From 北極／北极 (Běijí, “the North Pole”) + 圈 (juàn, “circle”). Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Běijíquān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Běijíquān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Běijícyuan
  - Wade–Giles: Pei³-chi²-chʻüan¹
  - Yale: Běi-jí-chywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeijyichiuan
  - Palladius: Бэйцзицюань (Bɛjczicjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹
  - Yale: bāk gihk hyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gik⁹ hyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ gig⁶ hün¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² hyːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

北極圈

the Arctic Circle

See also

南極圈／南极圈 (Nánjíquān)

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