劍閣

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See also: 剑阁

Chinese

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(double-edged) sword council-chamber; shelf
trad. (劍閣)
simp. (剑阁)
Literally: “the pavilions (of the pass at Mount) Jian”.

Etymology

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Jiange County is famous for the long and windy foot paths going through Jianmen Pass. Jianmen means "gateway to Mount Jian", so called because its jagged peaks resemble a "jian" (a straight sword).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (145) (103)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter kjaemH kak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɨamH/ /kak̚/
Li
Rong
/kiɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/kĭɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯ɐmH/ /kɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiàn ge
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gim3 gok3

Proper noun

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劍閣

  1. () Jiange (a county of Guangyun, Sichuan, China)
  2. (archaic) the footpaths that wind through Jianmen Pass (in Jiange County, Sichuan)
劍閣

See also

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References

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