現代

See also: 现代

Chinese

		appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (現代)		現	代
simp. (现代)		现	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiàndài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щяндэ (xi͡ande, III-III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin⁶ doi⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen⁵ oi⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hien-thoi / hian-thoi

  (Hailu, HRS): hien^˖ toi^˖

• Eastern Min (BUC): hiêng-dâi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-tāi
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yi-de

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàndài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàndài
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-tai⁴
    • Yale: syàn-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannday
    • Palladius: сяньдай (sjanʹdaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щяндэ (xi͡ande, III-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiæ̃⁴⁴ tɛ⁴⁴/

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

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁶ doi⁶
    • Yale: yihn doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² tɔːi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen⁵ oi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³² ᵘɔi³²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-thoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien toi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-thoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian toi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien^˖ toi^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /hien³³ tʰoi³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hiêng-dâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(t-)nɑi²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: hiān-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiexndai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ tai²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ tai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ tai³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yi-de
    • MiniDict: yi^去 de
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhi-de
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²² de⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: henH dojH

Rime
Character	現	代
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	先 (85)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	胡甸切	徒耐切
Baxter	henH	dojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦenH/	/dʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦenH/	/dəiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛnH/	/dɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛnH/	/dəjH/
Li Rong	/ɣenH/	/dᴀiH/
Wang Li	/ɣienH/	/dɒiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣienH/	/dʱɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiàn	dài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jin6	doi6

Noun

現代

1. modern times

See also

• 當代／当代 (dāngdài)
• 近代 (jìndài)

Adjective

現代

1. (attributive) modern; contemporary

   現代生活／现代生活  ―  xiàndài shēnghuó  ―  modern life

   現代文學／现代文学  ―  xiàndài wénxué  ―  modern literature

   現代科學／现代科学  ―  xiàndài kēxué  ―  modern science

   現代觀念／现代观念  ―  xiàndài guānniàn  ―  modern ideology

   現代史／现代史  ―  xiàndài shǐ  ―  modern history

Synonyms

• 摩登 (módēng)

Derived terms

• 現代主義 / 现代主义 (xiàndài zhǔyì)
• 現代五項 / 现代五项 (xiàndài wǔxiàng)
• 現代企業制度 / 现代企业制度
• 現代化 / 现代化 (xiàndàihuà)
• 現代性 / 现代性 (xiàndàixìng)
• 現代戲 / 现代戏
• 現代服務業 / 现代服务业 (xiàndài fúwùyè)
• 現代派 / 现代派
• 現代漢語 / 现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ)
• 現代舞 / 现代舞 (xiàndàiwǔ)
• 現代英語 / 现代英语 (Xiàndài Yīngyǔ)
• 現代農業 / 现代农业 (xiàndài nóngyè)
• 近現代 / 近现代 (jìnxiàndài)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (現代):

• → Japanese: 現代(げんだい) (gendai)
• → Korean: 현대(現代) (hyeondae)
• → Vietnamese: hiện đại (現代)

Proper noun

現代

1. Hyundai (global conglomerate company or chaebol, founded in South Korea)

Further reading

• 現代汽車 / 现代汽车 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	代
げん Grade: 5	だい Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

現 (“current; now”) +‎ 代 (“age; period”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんだい [géꜜǹdàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠i]

Noun

現(げん)代(だい) • (gendai) 

1. modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 現代(げんだい)化(か) (gendaika, “modernization”)
• 現代劇(げんだいげき) (gendaigeki, “contemporary drama”)
• 現代(げんだい)語(ご) (gendaigo, “a modern language”)
• 現代(げんだい)史(し) (gendaishi, “contemporary history”)
• 現代(げんだい)詩(し) (gendaishi, “modern poetry”)
• 現代人(げんだいじん) (gendaijin, “modern person”)
• 現代戦(げんだいせん) (gendaisen, “modern warfare”)
• 現代版(げんだいばん) (gendaiban, “modern version”)
• 現代(げんだい)病(びょう) (gendaibyō)
• 現代文(げんだいぶん) (gendaibun, “modern Japanese, current written style”)
• 現代的(げんだいてき) (gendaiteki, “modernistic”)
• 現代(げんだい)医(い)療(りょう) (gendai iryō, “modern medicine”)
• 現代英(げんだいえい)語(ご) (Gendai Eigo, “current English”)
• 現代音楽(げんだいおんがく) (gendai ongaku, “modern music”)
• 現代(げんだい)科(か)学(がく) (gendai kagaku, “present-day science, modern science”)
• 現代(げんだい)語(ご)訳(やく) (gendai goyaku, “modern translation, translation into modern language”)
• 現代(げんだい)思(し)想(そう) (gendai shisō, “contemporary philosophy, modern thought”)
• 現代社会(げんだいしゃかい) (gendai shakai, “modern society”)
• 現代(げんだい)小(しょう)説(せつ) (gendai shōsetsu, “contemporary novel, modern novel”)
• 現代生活(げんだいせいかつ) (gendai seikatsu, “contemporary life, present-day life”)
• 現代(げんだい)美(び)術(じゅつ) (gendai bijutsu, “contemporary art”)
• 現代(げんだい)舞(ぶ)踊(よう) (gendai buyō, “contemporary dance, modern dance”)
• 現代文学(げんだいぶんがく) (gendai bungaku, “contemporary literature, modern literature”)
• 現代文明(げんだいぶんめい) (gendai bunmei, “modern civilization”)
• 現代用(げんだいよう)語(ご) (gendai yōgo, “word of recent origin, neologism”)
• 現代(げんだい)アイスランド語(ご) (gendai aisurandogo, “modern Icelandic”)
• 現代(げんだい)仮(か)名(な)遣(づか)い, 現代仮名遣(げんだいかなづかい) (gendai kanazukai, “modern kana usage”)
• 近現代(きんげんだい) (kingendai, “the modern era; present day”)

See also

• 古(こ)代(だい) (kodai)
• 近(きん)代(だい) (kindai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
現	代

Noun

現代 • (hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

1. hanja form^? of 현대 (“contemporary (times); the modern age”)

Proper noun

現代 • (Hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)

1. hanja form^? of 현대 (“Hyundai”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
現	代

Adjective

現代

1. chữ Hán form of hiện đại (“modern”).