本初子午線

Chinese

		original; beginning	meridian
trad. (本初子午線/本初子午綫)		本初	子午線/子午綫
simp. (本初子午线)		本初	子午线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běnchū zǐwǔxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄔㄨ ㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² co¹ zi² ng⁵ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běnchū zǐwǔxiàn [Phonetic: běnchūzíwǔxiàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄔㄨ ㄗˇ ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běnchu zǐhwǔsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-chʻu¹ tzŭ³-wu³-hsien⁴
    • Yale: běn-chū dž-wǔ-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenchu tzyywuushiann
    • Palladius: бэньчу цзыусянь (bɛnʹču czyusjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² co¹ zi² ng⁵ sin³
    • Yale: bún chō jí ńgh sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² tso¹ dzi² ng⁵ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² co¹ ji² ng⁵ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ siːn³³/

Noun

本初子午線

1. (geography) prime meridian

Synonyms

• 首子午線／首子午线 (shǒuzǐwǔxiàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	初	子	午	線
ほん Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 4	し Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2	せん Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

From 本初 (honsho, “origin”) +‎ 子午線 (shigosen, “meridian”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほんしょしごせん [hòńshó shígóꜜsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ ɕiɡo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)初(しょ)子(し)午(ご)線(せん) • (honsho shigosen) 

1. (geography) a prime meridian

See also

• グリニッジ (Gurinijji)