Tian'anmen

Tian'anmen

See also: Tiananmen and Tiān'ānmén

English

Alternative forms

• (also from Hanyu Pinyin) Tiananmen
• (from Wade–Giles) Tienanmen, T'ien-an-men, T'ienanmen, T'ien-an Men

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 天安門／天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking"[1] or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace"[2].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjɛnənmən/

Proper noun

Tian'anmen

Tian'anmen

1. A gate near the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
   • [1968, “PEKING (PEIPING)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica‎, volume 17, LCCN 68-10064, OCLC 1036882, page 532, column 2:

     Adjoining the parks on the south is part of the remaining southern wall of the former Imperial city. The wall is pierced by T'ien-an Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace), on which China's Communist leaders gather on ceremonial occasions to review military and civilian parades in the square adjoining the gate.]

   • 2005, Jennifer Zeng, Sue Wiles, transl., Witnessing History‎, Soho Press, →ISBN, LCCN 2005028868, OCLC 1101503827, page 333:

     27 October 1999 The People's Daily publishes the article '"Falun Gong" is an evil cult', written by a special commentator. Approximately 600 practitioners are arrested in Tian'anmen. Seventeen practitioners drape a Falun Gong banner across the rostrum of Tian'anmen.

2. Short for Tiananmen Square.

Translations

Gate of Heavenly Peace

Chinese: Mandarin: 天安門／天安门 (zh) (Tiān'ānmén) Japanese: 天安門 (てんあんもん, Ten'anmon) Korean: 천안문(天安門) (Cheonanmun) Russian: Тяньаньмэ́нь m (Tjanʹanʹmɛ́nʹ) Uyghur: تيەنئەنمېن‎ (tyen'enmën) Vietnamese: Thiên An Môn (天安門)

References

1. Erich Hauer. "Why the Sinologue Should Study Manchu." Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 61 (1930): p. 162. "So the southern main gate of the Imperial Palace in Peking, the T'ien-an-mên, is not the "Gate of Heavenly Tranquility," for the Manchu name Abkai elhe obure duka means "Gate of Heaven's Peacemaking.""
2. “Tian'anmen, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. "Origin Chinese, literally ‘square of heavenly peace’."

Anagrams

• Mantinean