三元

三元

Chinese

		three	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (三元)		三	元

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuán
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-yüan²
    • Yale: sān-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuan
    • Palladius: саньюань (sanʹjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: sāam yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/

Noun

三元

1. (historical) winning three stages in imperial examinations

Proper noun

三元

1. (～區) Sanyuan (a district of Sanming, Fujian, China)
2. (～鎮) Sanyuan Town (name of several towns and townships in China)
3. (～村) Sanyuan (a village in Huilong, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)