利維坦

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (利維坦)		利	維	坦
simp. (利维坦)		利	维	坦

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìwéitǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìwéitǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìwéitǎn
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-wei²-tʻan³
    • Yale: lì-wéi-tǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihweitaan
    • Palladius: ливэйтань (livɛjtanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

利維坦

1. (biblical) leviathan (a vast sea monster of tremendous strength)
2. (political science) domineering and authoritarian political state