近東

近東

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	east
trad. (近東)		近	東
simp. (近东)		近	东

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jìndōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ dung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiun-tûng
• Min Nan (POJ): Kǔn-tong / Kūn-tong / Kīn-tong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jìndōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jinndong
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan⁶ dung¹
    • Yale: gahn dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen⁶ dung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiun-tûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiun dung´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiun⁴ dung¹
    • IPA: /kʰi̯un⁵⁵ tuŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kǔn-tong
    • Tâi-lô: Kǔn-tong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kun²² tɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kūn-tong
    • Tâi-lô: Kūn-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuxndofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kun²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kun³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kīn-tong
    • Tâi-lô: Kīn-tong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixndofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

近東

1. Near East

Antonyms

• 遠東／远东 (Yuǎndōng)
• 中東／中东 (Zhōngdōng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
近	東
きん Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

近 (kin, “near”) +‎ 東 (tō, “east”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) きんとー [kìńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲĩnto̞ː]
• Homophones: 均等, 金湯

Proper noun

近東 (hiragana きんとう, rōmaji Kintō)

1. the Near East

See also

• 極 (きょく)東 (とう) (Kyokutō)
• 中 (ちゅう)東 (とう) (Chūtō)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
近	東

Proper noun

近東 • (Geundong) (hangeul 근동)

1. Hanja form^? of 근동 (“Near East”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
近	東

Proper noun

近東

1. Hán tự form of Cận Đông (“Near East”).