炎方

Chinese

		flame; inflammation; ‑itis	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (炎方)		炎	方
simp. #(炎方)		炎	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánfang
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-fang¹
    • Yale: yán-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanfang
    • Palladius: яньфан (janʹfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: hjem pjang

Rime
Character	炎	方
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	鹽 (154)	陽 (106)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	于廉切	府良切
Baxter	hjem	pjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠiᴇm/	/pʉɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚiɛm/	/pʷiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiæm/	/piuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦjiam/	/puaŋ/
Li Rong	/ɣjɛm/	/piuaŋ/
Wang Li	/ɣĭɛm/	/pĭwaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ɛm/	/piwaŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yán	fāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jim4	fong1

Noun

炎方

1. (literary) the south

   • 有炎方之偉鳥，感靈和而來儀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有炎方之伟鸟，感灵和而来仪。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 3rd century, 鍾會 (Zhong Hui), 孔雀賦

     Yǒu yánfāng zhī wěi niǎo, gǎn línghé ér láiyí. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 南方 (nánfāng)