本初子午線

Chinese

		original; beginning	meridian
trad. (本初子午線/本初子午綫)		本初	子午線/子午綫
simp. (本初子午线)		本初	子午线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnchū zǐwǔxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² co¹ zi² ng⁵ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnchū zǐwǔxiàn [Phonetic: běnchūzíwǔxiàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnchu zǐhwǔsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-chʻu¹ tzŭ³-wu³-hsien⁴
  - Yale: běn-chū dž-wǔ-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenchu tzyywuushiann
  - Palladius: бэньчу цзыусянь (bɛnʹču czyusjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² co¹ zi² ng⁵ sin³
  - Yale: bún chō jí ńgh sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² tso¹ dzi² ng⁵ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² co¹ ji² ng⁵ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ siːn³³/

Noun

本初子午線

(geography) prime meridian

Synonyms

首子午線／首子午线 (shǒuzǐwǔxiàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	初	子	午	線
ほん Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2	せん Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

From 本初 (honsho, “origin”) +‎ 子午線 (shigosen, “meridian”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) ほんしょしごせん [hòńshó shígóꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ ɕiɡo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)初(しょ)子(し)午(ご)線(せん) • (honsho shigosen)

(geography) a prime meridian

See also

グリニッジ (Gurinijji)

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