高棉

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (高棉)		高	棉

Etymology

Ultimately from Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae), perhaps via Thai เขมร (kà-měen, “Khmer”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gāomián

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ min⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ko-biân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ miang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gāomián
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gaomián
    • Wade–Giles: Kao¹-mien²
    • Yale: Gāu-myán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gaumian
    • Palladius: Гаомянь (Gaomjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ min⁴
    • Yale: gōu mìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ min⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ min⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ miːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-biân
    • Tâi-lô: Ko-biân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koi'bieen
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao¹ miang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau miâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ miaŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

高棉

1. (dated or regional) Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia); Kampuchea; Khmer

   紅色高棉／红色高棉  ―  Hóngsè Gāomián  ―  Khmer Rouge

   高棉語／高棉语  ―  gāomiányǔ  ―  Khmer (language)

Synonyms

• 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài)

Derived terms

• 紅色高棉 / 红色高棉 (Hóngsè Gāomián)
• 高棉人 (gāomiánrén)
• 高棉族 (gāomiánzú)
• 高棉語 / 高棉语 (gāomiányǔ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高棉):

• → Vietnamese: Cao Miên (高棉)