象牙海岸

Chinese

		elephant tusk; ivory	coast; seashore
trad. (象牙海岸)		象牙	海岸
simp. ^#(象牙海岸)		象牙	海岸

Etymology

Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire. Doublet of 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngyá Hǎi-àn
  - Wade–Giles: Hsiang⁴-ya² Hai³-an⁴
  - Yale: Syàng-yá Hǎi-àn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianqya Haeann
  - Palladius: Сянъя Хайань (Sjanʺja Xajanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹ jä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Yale: jeuhng ngàh hói ngohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ nga⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœːŋ²² ŋaː²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ ŋɔːn²²/

Proper noun

象牙海岸

(dated, still used in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore) Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

Synonyms

(mainland China) 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ)

Derived terms

象牙海岸共和國／象牙海岸共和国 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn Gònghéguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (象牙海岸):

→ Japanese: 象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん) (zōge kaigan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
象	牙	海	岸
ぞう Grade: 5	げ Grade: S	かい Grade: 2	がん Grade: 3
goon		on’yomi

Alternative spelling
象牙海岸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn), equivalent to 象牙 (zōge, “elephant tusk, ivory”) +‎ 海岸 (kaigan, “coast”), calque of French Côte d'Ivoire.

Proper noun

象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん) • (Zōge Kaigan)

(obsolete) Synonym of コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru, “Côte d'Ivoire”): Ivory Coast (a country in West Africa)

See also

象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Zōge Kaigan Kyōwakoku)

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