柴棍

Chinese

firewood stick
trad. (柴棍)
simp. #(柴棍)

Pronunciation


Noun

柴棍

  1. wooden stick; firewood stick

Proper noun

柴棍

  1. (rare) Alternative name for 西貢西贡 (Xīgòng, “Saigon”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さい
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
ごん
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn. The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠iɡõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

柴棍(サイゴン) (Saigon) 

  1. obsolete spelling of サイゴン

Vietnamese

Etymology

Hán tự in this term

From Spoken Vietnamese Sài Gòn. Since there is no chữ Hán pronounced gòn, the chữ Hán (côn) was used instead.

Proper noun

柴棍

  1. Nôm form of Sài Gòn (Saigon).
  2. chữ Hán form of Sài Côn (Saigon).
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