東干

Chinese

		east	to concern; to interfere; shield to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
trad. (東干)		東	干
simp. (东干)		东	干

Etymology

See English Dungan.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “first appearance in Chinese. via Russian?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Dōnggān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Дунган (Dungan, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dōnggān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Donggan
    • Wade–Giles: Tung¹-kan¹
    • Yale: Dūng-gān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Donggan
    • Palladius: Дунгань (Dunganʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Дунган (Dungan, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ²⁴ kæ̃⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ gon¹
    • Yale: dūng gōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gon¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gon¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

東干

1. Dungan

Derived terms

• 東干族 (dōnggānzú)
• 東干語／东干语 (dōnggānyǔ)