南越

南越

Chinese

		south	Yue
simp. and trad. (南越)		南	越
alternative forms		南粵／南粤
anagram		越南

Etymology

"Nanyue"

The qualifier "South" distinguished this kingdom from other "Yue" ("Việt") tribes including the state of Yue and the realm of the Minyue (閩越／闽越 (Mǐnyuè)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nányuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ jyut⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): Lâm-oa̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nányuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nányuè
    • Wade–Giles: Nan²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Nán-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nanyueh
    • Palladius: Наньюэ (Nanʹjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: nàahm yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ jyːt̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Lâm-ua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lam'oat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² uat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² uat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ uat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ uat̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /nʌm  ɦʉɐt̚/

Rime
Character	南	越
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)	元 (68)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	那含切	王伐切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nʌm/	/ɦʉɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/nəm/	/ɦʷiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/nɒm/	/ɣiuɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nəm/	/ɦuat̚/
Li Rong	/nᴀm/	/ɣiuɐt̚/
Wang Li	/nɒm/	/ɣĭwɐt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/năm/	/i̯wɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nán	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	naam4	jyut6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤ[ə]m  [ɢ]ʷat/

  (Zhengzhang): /*nuːm  ɢʷad/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	南	越
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	nán	yuè
Middle Chinese	‹ nom ›	‹ hjwot ›
Old Chinese	/*nˁ[ə]m/	/*[ɢ]ʷat/
English	south	pass over
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	南	越
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	9355	16333
Phonetic component	南	戉
Rime group	侵	月
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	南	越
Old Chinese	/*nuːm/	/*ɢʷad/

Proper noun

南越

1. (～國) (historical) Nanyue, the Zhao Dynasty's successor state to the Qin Empire in modern-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam
2. area around modern Guangdong and Guangxi
3. South Vietnam
4. southern Vietnam

Synonyms

• (South Vietnam): (full name) 越南共和國／越南共和国 (Yuènán Gònghéguó)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	越
なん Grade: 2	えつ Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃e̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

南(なん)越(えつ) • (Nan'etsu) 

1. Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
南	越

Proper noun

南越 • (Namwol) (hangeul 남월)

1. Hanja form^? of 남월 (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
南	越

Proper noun

南越

1. chữ Hán form of Nam Việt (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”).