三元
Chinese
editthree | primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | ||
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simp. and trad. (三元) |
三 | 元 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuán
- Wade–Giles: san1-yüan2
- Yale: sān-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuan
- Palladius: саньюань (sanʹjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
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三原
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 jyun4
- Yale: sāam yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 jyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 yun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit三元
- (historical) winning three stages in imperial examinations: 解元 (jièyuán), first place in 鄉試/乡试 (xiāngshì, “triennial provincial imperial exam”); 會元/会元 (huìyuán), first place in 會試/会试 (huìshì, “triennial metropolitan imperial exam”); 狀元/状元 (zhuàngyuan), first place in 殿試/殿试 (diànshì, “palace exam”)
- (Chinese philosophy) the three elements: heaven(天 (tiān)), earth(地 (dì)), and man(人 (rén))
- Synonym: 三才 (sāncái)
- (historical, Chinese mathematics) three variables: x(天元), y(地元), z(人元)
- (~大帝) (Taoism) the three great Emperor-Officials, important deities in Taoism: the Heavenly Official 天官 (tiānguān), the Earthly Official 地官 (dìguān) and the Water Official 水官 (shuǐguān)
- (~節) (Taoism) the respective birthdates of the above deities: 上元 (Shàngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), 中元 (zhōngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and 下元(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)
Descendants
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edit三元
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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三 | 元 |
さん Grade: 1 |
げん Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- the general term for three festivals: 上元 (jōgen)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), 中元 (chūgen)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and 下元 (kagen)(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)
- New Year's Day, the beginning(元) of the three time periods: the year, the month and the day
- the three elements: heaven(天), earth(地), and man(人)
- Synonym: 三才
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