炎帝

Chinese

		flame; inflammation; ‑itis	emperor
simp. and trad. (炎帝)		炎	帝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yándì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yándì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yandih
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ti⁵¹/

Proper noun

炎帝

(Chinese mythology) the Yan Emperor, also known as Shennong, a legendary Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (炎帝):

Japanese: 炎 (えん)帝 (てい) (entei)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炎	帝
えん Grade: S	てい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 炎帝 (MC ɦˠiᴇm tei^H).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) えんてー [èńtéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- (Tokyo) えんてー [éꜜǹtèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nte̞ː]

Noun

炎帝 (hiragana えんてい, rōmaji entei)

a fire deity (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
a summer deity (the sun, for example) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Derived terms

エンテイ (Entei)

Proper noun

炎帝 (hiragana えんてい, rōmaji Entei)

(Chinese mythology) the Yan Emperor, also known as 神農 (Shinnō, “Shennong”), a legendary Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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