狹帶紀

Chinese

		narrow; limited; narrow-minded	band; belt; girdle band; belt; girdle; ribbon; area; zone; region; wear; carry; lead; bring; consists of; show; and	period
trad. (狹帶紀)		狹	帶	紀
simp. (狭带纪)		狭	带	纪

Etymology

Calque of English Stenian, from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”), in reference to the narrow polymetamorphic belts formed during the period.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiádài Jì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiádài Jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siádài Jì
    • Wade–Giles: Hsia²-tai⁴ Chi⁴
    • Yale: Syá-dài Jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyaday Jih
    • Palladius: Сядай Цзи (Sjadaj Czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

Proper noun

狹帶紀

1. (geology) the Stenian period (part of the Mesoproterozoic era, spanning from 1.2 to 1 billion years ago)