凡爾丁

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (凡爾丁)		凡	爾	丁
simp. (凡尔丁)		凡	尔	丁

Etymology

A loanword with an obscure source; various Chinese references describe the source word as English valetin, valitin, valitine (a type of fabric), but those supposedly English terms appear to be attested only in Chinese contexts.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fán'ěrdīng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁴ ji⁵ ding¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fán'ěrdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fán-ěrding
  - Wade–Giles: fan²-êrh³-ting¹
  - Yale: fán-ěr-dīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farneelding
  - Palladius: фаньэрдин (fanʹerdin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁴ ji⁵ ding¹
  - Yale: fàahn yíh dīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁴ ji⁵ ding¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁴ yi⁵ ding¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²¹ jiː¹³ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

凡爾丁

(chiefly dated) A plain monochrome wool fabric, thin but stiff and smooth in texture, usually woven with thread warps and yarn wefts and suitable for making summer clothes.

Synonyms

凡立丁 (fánlìdīng)

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