太平洋

Chinese

		peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility	ocean; foreign
simp. and trad. (太平洋)		太平	洋

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• 太平洋 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• 太平洋 (Cantonese)

Etymology

Earlier translations include 太平大海, 太平海, and 大東洋／大东洋.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tàipíngyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hai¹ pen³ yiang³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thai-phìn-yòng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Tái-bìng-iòng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): tai⁴ bing² yorng² / tai⁴ bing² yoeng²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thài-pêng-iûⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tàipíngyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tàipíngyáng
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻai⁴-pʻing²-yang²
    • Yale: Tài-píng-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taypyngyang
    • Palladius: Тайпинъян (Tajpinʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴
    • Yale: taai pìhng yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ ping⁴ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tai³ ping⁴ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hai¹ pen³ yiang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai³³ pʰen²² jiaŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-phìn-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai pin^ˇ iong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ pin² yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-phìn-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: tai pin^ˇ (r)iong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ pin² yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Tái-bìng-iòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋyoŋ⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: tai⁴ bing² yorng² [Phonetic: tai⁴ bing⁵ ngyorng²]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ta̍i-bíng-ió̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁴² piŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^(Ø-)ŋyɒŋ¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: tai⁴ bing² yoeng² [Phonetic: tai¹ bing⁵ ngyoeng²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai⁴²⁻⁵⁵ piŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋyøŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-pêng-iûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Thài-pîng-iûnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tae'peng'viuu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iũ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

Proper noun

太平洋

1. the Pacific Ocean
   • 1853 September 1, “地形論 [Form of the Earth]”, in 遐邇貫珍 [Chinese Serial], volume I, number 2, page 6:

     西國多人，嘗駕大舟，由英吉利開行，向西南而去，過亞墨利加海角，轉向西北，過太平洋，仍向西行，經中國及印度海，過亞非利加海角，則能回英吉利。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     西国多人，尝驾大舟，由英吉利开行，向西南而去，过亚墨利加海角，转向西北，过太平洋，仍向西行，经中国及印度海，过亚非利加海角，则能回英吉利。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Xīguó duō rén, cháng jià dà zhōu, yóu Yīngjílì kāixíng, xiàng xīnán ér qù, guò yàmòlìjiā hǎijiǎo, zhuǎnxiàng xīběi, guò Tàipíngyáng, réng xiàng xī xíng, jīng Zhōngguó jí Yìndùhǎi, guò Yàfēilìjiā hǎijiǎo, zé néng huí Yīngjílì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• (obsolete) 太平大海, 太平海, 大東洋／大东洋, 大洋海

Derived terms

• 太平洋戰爭 / 太平洋战争 (Tàipíngyáng Zhànzhēng)
• 環太平洋 / 环太平洋 (Huán Tàipíngyáng)
• 環太平洋地區 / 环太平洋地区 (Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìqū)

See also

• oceans: 大洋 (dàyáng): 北冰洋 (Běibīngyáng)/北極海／北极海 (Běijíhǎi) · 南冰洋 (Nánbīngyáng) · 印度洋 (Yìndùyáng) · 大西洋 (Dàxīyáng) · 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng) ^[edit]