雅丹

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (雅丹)		雅	丹
simp. #(雅丹)		雅	丹

敦煌雅丹国家地质公园 (Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark)

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur يارداڭ (yardang, “yardang”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎdān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ daan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎdān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎdan
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-tan¹
    • Yale: yǎ-dān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeadan
    • Palladius: ядань (jadanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ daan¹
    • Yale: ngáh dāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ daan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ dan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ taːn⁵⁵/

Noun

雅丹

1. (～地貌) (geology) yardang

Synonyms

• 風蝕脊／风蚀脊