圓環

See also: 圆环 and 円環

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (圓環)		圓	環
simp. (圆环)		圆	环

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánhuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ waan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-khoàn / yàn-khoàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): îⁿ-khoân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánhuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánhuán
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-huan²
    • Yale: ywán-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanhwan
    • Palladius: юаньхуань (juanʹxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ waan⁴
    • Yale: yùhn wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ waːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-khoàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ kuanˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² kuan²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ kʰoan¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-khoàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ kuanˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan² kuan²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ kʰoan¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: îⁿ-khoân
    • Tâi-lô: înn-khuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vi'qoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ĩ¹³⁻²² kʰuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ĩ²³⁻³³ kʰuan²³/

Noun

圓環 (countable)

1. loop; ring; circle (Classifier: 個／个 m)
2. (Taiwan) roundabout; traffic circle (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

• (circle): 圓圈／圆圈 (yuánquān)
• (roundabout):

Dialectal synonyms of 環島 (“roundabout; traffic circle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Taiwan	圓環
	Chengdu	轉盤
	Liuzhou	環島, 轉盤
	Malaysia	交通圈
	Singapore	交通圈
Cantonese	Hong Kong	迴旋處
	Macau	迴旋處, 圓形地
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	圓環
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	圓環
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	圓環
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	圓環
Southern Min	Taipei	圓環 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	圓箍環
	Jieyang	大圓
	Puning	大圓
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

• 圓環蛋糕／圆环蛋糕 (yuánhuán dàngāo)