廈門
Chinese
    
| tall building | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (廈門/厦門) | 廈/厦 | 門 | |
| simp. (厦门) | 厦 | 门 | |
| alternative forms | 下門/下门 archaic | ||
Etymology
    
A homophone of the original name 下門/下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.
Pronunciation
    
Proper noun
    
廈門
Synonyms
    
Descendants
    
Others:
Japanese
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ɕia̠mẽ̞ɴ]
Etymology 2
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廈 | 門 | 
| あ Hyōgaiji | もい Grade: 2 | 
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling | 
|---|
| 厦門 | 
Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門/厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [a̠mo̞i]
References
    
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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