甲必丹

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (甲必丹)		甲	必	丹

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kapitein (“captain”), either directly or via Malay kapitan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎbìdān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ bit¹ daan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kap-pit-tan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎbìdān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎbìdan
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-pi⁴-tan¹
    • Yale: jyǎ-bì-dān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeabihdan
    • Palladius: цзябидань (czjabidanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ tän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ bit¹ daan¹
    • Yale: gaap bīt dāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ bit⁷ daan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ bid¹ dan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ piːt̚⁵ taːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kap-pit-tan
    • Tâi-lô: kap-pit-tan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kappitdafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ pit̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ tan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kap̚³²⁻⁵ pit̚³²⁻⁵ tan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ pit̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kap̚³²⁻⁴ pit̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴/

Noun

甲必丹

1. (historical) Kapitan Cina (a title given to leaders of overseas Chinese enclaves in Southeast Asia)

See also

• Japanese: 甲比丹