堪輿

Chinese

		endure	carriage; sedan chair; world
trad. (堪輿)		堪	輿
simp. (堪舆)		堪	舆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kānyú

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄢㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ham¹ jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kānyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄢㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kanyú
  - Wade–Giles: kʻan¹-yü²
  - Yale: kān-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanyu
  - Palladius: каньюй (kanʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ham¹ jyu⁴
  - Yale: hām yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ham¹ jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hem¹ yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

Noun

堪輿

(literary) heaven and earth
Alternative name for 風水／风水 (fēngshuǐ, “geomancy”).

Derived terms

堪輿家／堪舆家
堪輿術／堪舆术

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (堪輿):

→ Japanese: 堪(かん)輿(よ) (kan'yo)
→ Korean: 감여(堪輿) (gamyeo)
→ Vietnamese: kham dư (堪輿)

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