揭陽

揭陽

See also: 揭阳

Chinese

		lift off (a cover); divulge	positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (揭陽)		揭	陽
simp. (揭阳)		揭	阳

Etymology

First attested in the Records of the Grand Historian.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiēyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): kit³ joeng⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ket¹ yiang³

• Min Dong (BUC): Giék-iòng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Kiat-iông

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gig⁴ iên⁵ / gig⁴ ion⁵ / gêg⁴ ion⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiēyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jieyáng
    • Wade–Giles: Chieh¹-yang²
    • Yale: Jyē-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jieyang
    • Palladius: Цзеян (Czejan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kit³ joeng⁴
    • Yale: kit yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kid³ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ jœːŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ket¹ yiang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰet̚³³ jiaŋ²²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Giék-iòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kieʔ²⁴⁻²¹ yoŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiat-iông
    • Tâi-lô: Kiat-iông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiat'ioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ iɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɔŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gig⁴ iên⁵ / gig⁴ ion⁵ / gêg⁴ ion⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kik iêⁿ / kik iôⁿ / kek iôⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kik̚²⁻⁴ ĩẽ⁵⁵/, /kik̚²⁻⁴ ĩõ⁵⁵/, /kek̚²⁻⁴ ĩõ⁵⁵/

Note:

• gig4 iên5 - Chaozhou;
• gig4 ion5 - Shantou;
• gêg4 ion5 - Jieyang.

Proper noun

揭陽

1. (～市) Jieyang (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
2. (～縣) (historical) Jieyang (a former county of Guangdong, China)

Descendants

• → English: Jieyang, Chieh-yang, Kityang