xiangqi

xiangqi

See also: xiàngqí and xiǎngqǐ

English

Xiangqi board at the start of a game.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí). Doublet of shogi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːŋ.t͡ʃi/

Noun

xiangqi (uncountable)

1. Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

Synonyms

• Chinese chess

Translations

variant of chess

Chinese: Cantonese: 象棋 (zeong6 kei4-2) Mandarin: 象棋 (zh) (xiàngqí) Finnish: xiangqi, kiinalainen shakki French: xiangqi (fr) m, échecs chinois m pl German: chinesisches Schach n, Xiangqi n Japanese: シャンチー (shanchī), 象棋 (ja) (しょうぎ, shōgi) Korean: 샹치 (syangchi) Manchu: ᠵᠠᠩᠵᡠ (jangju), ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠩᠴᡳ (hiyangci) Russian: сянци́ (ru) f pl (sjancí), кита́йские ша́хматы f pl (kitájskije šáxmaty) Vietnamese: cờ tướng (vi), cờ Trung Quốc

See also

• shogi
• janggi