三八線
Chinese
edit| three | eight | thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三八線/三八綫) | 三 | 八 | 線/綫 | |
| simp. (三八线) | 三 | 八 | 线 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: San Ba Siàn
- Wade–Giles: San1 Pa1 Hsien4
- Yale: Sān Bā Syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: San Ba Shiann
- Palladius: Сань Ба Сянь (Sanʹ Ba Sjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 baat3 sin3
- Yale: sāam baat sin
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 baat8 sin3
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 bad3 xin3
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ siːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit三八線
- (historical) the latitude of 38th parallel north (which served also as the actual control line prior to the Korean War)
- Military Demarcation Line (between North and South Korea nowadays)