安南

Chinese

Etymology 1

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	south
trad. (安南)		安	南
simp. #(安南)		安	南
anagram		南安

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ānnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ naam⁴ / on¹ naam^4-2
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ăng-nàng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): An-lâm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ang¹ nam⁵ / ang¹ lam⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹oe-noe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ānnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Annán
    • Wade–Giles: An¹-nan²
    • Yale: Ān-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Annan
    • Palladius: Аньнань (Anʹnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ naam⁴ / on¹ naam^4-2
    • Yale: ōn nàahm / ōn náam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ naam⁴ / on¹ naam^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ nam⁴ / on¹ nam^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ naːm²¹/, /ɔːn⁵⁵ naːm²¹⁻³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ăng-nàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: An-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: anlaam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ang¹ nam⁵ / ang¹ lam⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ang nâm / ang lâm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ³³⁻²³ nam⁵⁵/, /aŋ³³⁻²³ lam⁵⁵/

Note: ang1 lam5 - Chaozhou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹oe-noe
    • MiniDict: oe^平 noe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹oe-noe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ø⁵⁵ nø²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'an nom

Rime
Character	安	南
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	覃 (159)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	烏寒切	那含切
Baxter	'an	nom
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑn/	/nʌm/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑn/	/nəm/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑn/	/nɒm/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔan/	/nəm/
Li Rong	/ʔɑn/	/nᴀm/
Wang Li	/ɑn/	/nɒm/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑn/	/năm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ān	nán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	on1	naam4

Proper noun

安南

1. (historical) Annam
2. (dated) Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
   • 1965, 龍影, directed by 關志堅, 恩義難忘 [Your Infinitive Kindness], 雷煥璇 [Lui Woon-Suen] (actor):

     你聽日提議同佢去安南玩幾日。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你听日提议同佢去安南玩几日。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     nei⁵ ting¹ jat⁶ tai⁴ ji⁵ tung⁴ keoi⁵ heoi³ on¹ naam^4-2 waan^4-2 gei² jat⁶. [Jyutping]

     Tomorrow, suggest going to Vietnam with him for a few days.

Derived terms

• 安南人 (ānnánrén)
• 安南話 / 安南话 (Ānnánhuà)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (安南):

• → Japanese: 安南(アンナン) (Annan)
• → Okinawan: 安南(あんなん) (Annan)
• → Korean: 안남(安南) (Annam)
• → Vietnamese: An Nam (安南)

Etymology 2

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	south
trad. (安南)		安	南
simp. #(安南)		安	南
anagram		南安

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “新區名取安順與臺南之意，合稱為安南”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ānnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ naam⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ôn-nàm
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): An-lâm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ānnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Annán
    • Wade–Giles: An¹-nan²
    • Yale: Ān-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Annan
    • Palladius: Аньнань (Anʹnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ naam⁴
    • Yale: ōn nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ naːm²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ôn-nàm
    • Hakka Romanization System: on^ˊ nam^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ nam²
    • Sinological IPA: /on²⁴ nam¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: An-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: An-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: anlaam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴/

Proper noun

安南

1. (～區) Annan (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)

Etymology 3

		phonetic
trad. (安南)		安	南
simp. #(安南)		安	南
anagram		南安

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Ānnán

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ naam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Ānnán
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Annán
    • Wade–Giles: An¹-nan²
    • Yale: Ān-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Annan
    • Palladius: Аньнань (Anʹnanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ nän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ naam⁴
    • Yale: ōn nàahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ naam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ nam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ naːm²¹/

Proper noun

安南

1. A transliteration of the Akan surname [Term?], Annan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	南
あん Grade: 3	なん Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Mandarin 安南 (Ānnán)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ã̠nːã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

安南(アンナン) • (Annan) 

1. Annam (the former name of Vietnam)

   Coordinate terms: 安西 (Ansei), 安東 (Antō), 安北 (Anhoku)

   安(アン)南(ナン)語(ご)

   Annan-go

   the Annamite language

   安(アン)南(ナン)山(さん)脈(みゃく)

   Annan Sanmyaku

   the Annamite Range

   安(アン)南(ナン)人(じん)

   Annan-jin

   an Annamite

   安(アン)南(ナン)都(と)護(ご)府(ふ)

   Annan Togofu

   Annam Protectorate

   安(アン)南(ナン)焼(やき)

   Annan-yaki

   Annamite earthenware

Korean

Hanja in this term
安	南

Proper noun

安南 • (Annam) (hangeul 안남)

1. hanja form^? of 안남 (“Annam (the former name of Vietnam)”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
安	南
あん Grade: 3	なん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

安(あん)南(なん) (Annan) 

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
2. Annam, the former name of Vietnam

   Synonyms: ベトナム (Betonamu), 越南 (Itsunan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
安	南

Proper noun

安南

1. chữ Hán form of An Nam (“Annam (the former name of Vietnam)”).