金字塔

Chinese
metal; gold; money
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 pagoda; tower
trad. (金字塔) 金 字 塔
simp. #(金字塔) 金 字 塔
Literally: “‘金’ character pagoda (i.e. pagoda-like building shaped like the character ‘金’)”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

金字塔

  1. pyramid (monumental building with a square or triangular base and sloping sides) (Classifier: 座)

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
金 字 塔
きん
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きんじとー [kìńjítóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑito̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)字(じ)塔(とう) • (kinjitō) ←きんじたふ (kinzitafu)?

  1. pyramid
  2. monumental achievement; monumental work

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
金字塔

Noun

金字塔 • (geumjatap) (hangeul 금자탑)

  1. Hanja form? of 금자탑 (“pyramid”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
金字塔

Noun

金字塔

  1. chữ Hán form of kim tự tháp (“pyramid”).
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