英語
Appearance
See also: 英语
Chinese
[edit]flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English |
speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
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trad. (英語) | 英 | 語 | |
simp. (英语) | 英 | 语 |
Etymology
[edit]Short for 英格蘭/英格兰 (Yīnggélán) + 語/语 (yǔ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jing1 jyu5
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng-ngṳ̄
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing1 gy3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 1in-gniu6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yingyǔ
- Wade–Giles: Ying1-yü3
- Yale: Yīng-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ingyeu
- Palladius: Инъюй (Inʺjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинйү (yinyü, I-II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ²⁴ y⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing1 jyu5
- Yale: yīng yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing1 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: ying1 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-ngî
- Hakka Romanization System: inˊ ngiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 ngi1
- Sinological IPA: /in²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn-ngî
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)inˊ ngiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 ngi1
- Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng-ngṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: ing1 gy3 [Phonetic: ing5 ngy3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋy⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: ing1 gy3 [Phonetic: ing5 ngy3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋy³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-gír
- Tâi-lô: Ing-gír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-gí
- Tâi-lô: Ing-gí
- Phofsit Daibuun: enggie
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-gú
- Tâi-lô: Ing-gú
- Phofsit Daibuun: engguo
- IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: êng1 ghe2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: eng gṳ́
- Sinological IPA (key): /eŋ³³⁻²³ ɡɯ⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Noun
[edit]英語
- English language
- 牛津英語詞典/牛津英语词典 ― Niújīn Yīngyǔ Cídiǎn ― Oxford English Dictionary
- 英語國家/英语国家 ― Yīngyǔ guójiā ― English-speaking country
- 我會說英語。/我会说英语。 ― Wǒ huì shuō Yīngyǔ. ― I can speak English.
- 你會說英語嗎?/你会说英语吗? ― Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma? ― Can you speak English?
- 1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 8:
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 英語 (“the English language”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 英語, 英文 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 英語, 英文 |
Taiwan | 英語, 英文 | |
Malaysia | 英語, 英文 | |
Singapore | 英語, 英文 | |
Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 英文 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 英文 |
Hong Kong | 英文, 雞腸 | |
Taishan | 英文 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 英文 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 英文 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 英文 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 英語, 英文 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 英語 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 英語, 英文 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 英語, 英文 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 英語 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 英語 | |
Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 英文 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 英文, 英語 |
Quanzhou | 英語 | |
Zhangzhou | 英語 | |
Tainan | 英語, 英文 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛話, 紅毛 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅毛話 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 英文, 英文話 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 紅毛話 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 紅毛話, 英文 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 紅毛話 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 英文 |
Derived terms
[edit]- 中古英語 / 中古英语 (Zhōnggǔ Yīngyǔ)
- 中式英語 / 中式英语 (Zhōngshì Yīngyǔ)
- 中期英語 / 中期英语 (Zhōngqī Yīngyǔ)
- 加拿大英語 / 加拿大英语 (Jiānádà Yīngyǔ)
- 古英語 / 古英语 (Gǔyīngyǔ)
- 和製英語 / 和制英语 (Hézhì Yīngyǔ)
- 啞巴英語 / 哑巴英语 (yǎba Yīngyǔ)
- 國際英語測試系統 / 国际英语测试系统 (Guójì Yīngyǔ Cèshì Xìtǒng)
- 星式英語 / 星式英语 (Xīngshì Yīngyǔ)
- 河口英語 / 河口英语 (Hékǒu Yīngyǔ)
- 洋涇浜英語 / 洋泾浜英语 (Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ)
- 港灣英語 / 港湾英语 (Gǎngwān Yīngyǔ)
- 澳大利亞英語 / 澳大利亚英语 (Àodàlìyà Yīngyǔ)
- 澳式英語 / 澳式英语 (Àoshì Yīngyǔ)
- 澳洲英語 / 澳洲英语 (Àozhōu Yīngyǔ)
- 現代英語 / 现代英语 (Xiàndài Yīngyǔ)
- 美國英語 / 美国英语 (Měiguó Yīngyǔ)
- 美式英語 / 美式英语 (Měishì Yīngyǔ)
- 英國英語 / 英国英语 (Yīngguó Yīngyǔ)
- 英式英語 / 英式英语 (Yīngshì Yīngyǔ)
- 英語圈 / 英语圈 (Yīngyǔquān)
- 英語民族 / 英语民族
- 蘇格蘭英語 / 苏格兰英语 (Sūgélán Yīngyǔ)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Entry #50561”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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英 | 語 |
えい Grade: 4 |
ご Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Chinese 英語 / 英语 (Yīngyǔ), or a compound coined in Japan of 英 (ei, “England”) + 語 (-go, “language”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the English language
- 私は英語で話すことが出来ます。
- Watashi wa Eigo de hanasu koto ga dekimasu.
- I can speak in English.
- 貴方は英語が話せますか?
- Anata wa Eigo ga hanasemasu ka?
- Can you speak English?
- 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第131局 試される伊角 [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 56:
- オレの日本語どう?悪くないだろ 韓国語と英語も話すんだぜ 趣味だな語学は
- Ore no nihongo dō? Waruku nai daro Kankokugo to eigo mo hanasu n da ze Shumi da na gogaku wa
- How’s my Japanese? Not bad, right? I also speak Korean and English. I like learning languages.
- オレの日本語どう?悪くないだろ 韓国語と英語も話すんだぜ 趣味だな語学は
- 私は英語で話すことが出来ます。
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
- 英語ノート (eigo Nōto)
- 英語日記 (eigo nikki)
- 現代英語 (gendai eigo): Modern English
- 和製英語 (wasei eigo): Japanese pseudo-anglicisms
References
[edit]- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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英 | 語 |
Noun
[edit]Okinawan
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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英 | 語 |
いぇー Grade: 4 |
ご Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 英語 (eigo), itself from Chinese 英語 / 英语 (Yīngyǔ).
Noun
[edit]英語 (yēgo)
Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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英 | 語 |
Noun
[edit]英語
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