太平洋

Chinese

		peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility	ocean; foreign
simp. and trad. (太平洋)		太平	洋

Etymology

Originates from the translation of the term "Pacific Ocean," which was named by European explorers. "Pacific Ocean" was coined by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. When Magellan reached the ocean, he called it Mar Pacífico in Portuguese, meaning "peaceful sea," because of its calm waters compared to the stormy Atlantic crossing.

When Western geographic terms were introduced to China, translators sought to convey the essence of "Pacific Ocean" in Chinese. They chose 太平 (Tàipíng) to represent "pacific" or "peaceful" and 洋 (yáng) as a general term for "ocean" or "sea."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tàipíngyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thai-phìn-yòng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Tái-bìng-iòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thài-pêng-iûⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tàipíngyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tàipíngyáng
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻai⁴-pʻing²-yang²
    • Yale: Tài-píng-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taypyngyang
    • Palladius: Тайпинъян (Tajpinʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴
    • Yale: taai pìhng yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ ping⁴ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-phìn-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai pin^ˇ iong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ pin² yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-phìn-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai pin^ˇ (r)iong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ pin² yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Tái-bìng-iòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋyoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-pêng-iûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Thài-pîng-iûnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'peng'viuu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iũ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

Proper noun

太平洋

1. the Pacific Ocean

Derived terms

• 太平洋戰爭 / 太平洋战争 (Tàipíngyáng Zhànzhēng)
• 環太平洋 / 环太平洋 (Huán Tàipíngyáng)
• 環太平洋地區 / 环太平洋地区 (Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìqū)

 

See also

• (oceans) 大洋 (dàyáng); 北冰洋 (Běibīngyáng)/北極海／北极海 (Běijíhǎi), 南冰洋 (Nánbīngyáng), 印度洋 (Yìndùyáng), 大西洋 (Dàxīyáng), 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng), ^{(Category: zh:Oceans)}

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	平	洋
たい Grade: 2	へい Grade: 3	よう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいへーよー [tàíhéꜜèyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ihe̞ːjo̞ː]

Proper noun

太(たい)平(へい)洋(よう) • (Taiheiyō) ^{←たいへいやう (Taifeiyau)?}

1. the Pacific Ocean

See also

• (oceans) 大(たい)洋(よう) (taiyō); インド洋(よう) (Indo-yō, “Indian Ocean”), 大(たい)西(せい)洋(よう) (Taiseiyō, “Atlantic Ocean”), 太(たい)平(へい)洋(よう) (Taiheiyō, “Pacific Ocean”), 南(なん)極(きょく)海(かい) (Nankyokukai)/南(なん)大(たい)洋(よう) (Nantaiyō)/南(なん)氷(ぴょう)洋(よう) (Nanpyōyō, “Antarctic Ocean”), 北(ほっ)極(きょく)海(かい) (Hokkyokukai)/北(ほっ)氷(ぴょう)洋(よう) (Hoppyōyō)/北(ほっ)極(きょく)洋(よう) (Hokkyokuyō, “Arctic Ocean”) ^{(Category: ja:Oceans)}

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	平	洋

Proper noun

太平洋 • (Taepyeongnyang or McCune-Reischauer: T'aep'yŏngnyang or Yale: Thayphyengnyang) (hangeul 태평양)

1. hanja form^? of 태평양 (“Pacific Ocean”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	平	洋

Proper noun

太平洋

1. chữ Hán form of Thái Bình Dương (“Pacific Ocean”).