經緯線

經緯線

Chinese

		warp and woof; lines of longitude and latitude; longitude and latitude	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (經緯線)		經緯	線
simp. (经纬线)		经纬	线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngwěixiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ wai⁵ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīngwěixiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingwoeishiann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingwěisiàn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ wai⁵ sin³
    • Yale: gīng wáih sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ wai⁵ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ wei⁵ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯¹³ siːn³³/

Noun

經緯線

1. (literally) warp and woof
2. (geography) lines of latitude and longitude
3. (figurative) warp and woof; fundamental structure