象牙塔
Chinese
| elephant tusk; ivory | pagoda; tower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (象牙塔) | 象牙 | 塔 | |
| simp. #(象牙塔) | 象牙 | 塔 | |
Etymology
Calque of English ivory tower, or another Western language.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngyátǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄊㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyátǎ
- Wade–Giles: hsiang4-ya2-tʻa3
- Yale: syàng-yá-tǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyataa
- Palladius: сянъята (sjanʺjata)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ jä³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3
- Yale: jeuhng ngàh taap
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng6 ngaa4 taap8
- Guangdong Romanization: zêng6 nga4 tab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ²² ŋaː²¹ tʰaːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cion6 ghê5 tah4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiŏⁿ gê thah
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaʔ²/
- (Teochew)
Note: cion6 ghê5 tah4 - Shantou.
Noun
象牙塔
- (idiomatic) ivory tower
Synonyms
- 象牙之塔
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 象 | 牙 | 塔 |
Noun
象牙塔 • (sang'atap) (hangeul 상아탑)
- hanja form? of 상아탑 (“(idiomatic) university”)