峨眉
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[edit]lofty; name of a mountain | eyebrow; upper margin | ||
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trad. (峨眉) | 峨 | 眉 | |
simp. #(峨眉) | 峨 | 眉 | |
alternative forms | 峨嵋 峩嵋 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/EmeiShanTop.jpg/250px-EmeiShanTop.jpg)
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Etymology
[edit]峨眉 derives from the word 蛾眉 (“the feathery feelers of a moth”), so named because the peaks of Mount Emei do in fact resemble the feelers of a moth (see pictures). The "insect" radical (虫) on the left side of the first character 蛾 was later replaced with the "mountain" radical (山). Thus, 蛾 eventually became 峨, so as to denote the mountain. Occasionally, the radical is placed on top: 峩. The "mountain" radical can be optionally added to the second character 眉. Both 峨嵋 and 峨眉 have been used through the centuries.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo4 mei4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ngô-mì
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ngô͘-bî / Gô-bî
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Éméi
- Wade–Giles: O2-mei2
- Yale: É-méi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ermei
- Palladius: Эмэй (Emɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo4 mei4
- Yale: ngòh mèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo4 mei4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo4 méi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː²¹ mei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ngô-mì
- Hakka Romanization System: ngoˊ miˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngo1 mi2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋo²⁴ mi¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘-bî
- Tâi-lô: Ngôo-bî
- Phofsit Daibuun: ngo'bii
- IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃²³⁻³³ bi²³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô-bî
- Tâi-lô: Gô-bî
- Phofsit Daibuun: goi'bii
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɤ²³⁻³³ bi²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡo²⁴⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: nga mij
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːl mril/
Proper noun
[edit]峨眉
- (~山) Mount Emei
- (~鄉) Emei (a rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan)
- (~縣) (historical) Emei (a historical county of China; now Emeishan City, Sichuan)
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