彈丸

See also: 弹丸

Chinese

		bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	pill
trad. (彈丸)		彈	丸
simp. (弹丸)		弹	丸

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dànwán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ jyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dànwán
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dànwán
    • Wade–Giles: tan⁴-wan²
    • Yale: dàn-wán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannwan
    • Palladius: даньвань (danʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ wän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daan⁶ jyun²
    • Yale: daahn yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ jyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶ yun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²² jyːn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: danH hwan

Rime
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	徒案切	胡官切
Baxter	danH	hwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑnH/	/ɦuɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑnH/	/ɦʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑnH/	/ɣuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/danH/	/ɦwan/
Li Rong	/dɑnH/	/ɣuɑn/
Wang Li	/dɑnH/	/ɣuɑn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑnH/	/ɣuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dàn	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daan6	wun4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]ˤar-s  [ɢ]ʷˤar/

  (Zhengzhang): /*daːns  ɡʷaːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dàn	wán
Middle Chinese	‹ danH ›	‹ hwan ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]ˁar-s/	/*[ɢ]ʷˁar/
English	pellet	pellet; ball
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	2013	12608
Phonetic component	單	丸
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	憚	桓
Old Chinese	/*daːns/	/*ɡʷaːn/

Noun

彈丸

1. pellet; shot; bullet
2. (literary, figuratively) tiny place

Adjective

彈丸

1. (literary, figurative, attributive) small; tiny (of a place or area)

   彈丸小島／弹丸小岛  ―  dànwán xiǎodǎo  ―  tiny island

Derived terms

• 彈丸之地 / 弹丸之地 (dànwánzhīdì)
• 彈丸礁 / 弹丸礁 (Dànwánjiāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彈丸):

• → Japanese: 弾丸(だんがん) (dangan)
• → Korean: 탄환(彈丸) (tanhwan)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tánwán

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tánwán
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tánwán
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan²-wan²
    • Yale: tán-wán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnwan
    • Palladius: таньвань (tanʹvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän³⁵ wän³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dan hwan

Rime
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	徒干切	胡官切
Baxter	dan	hwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑn/	/ɦuɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑn/	/ɦʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dan/	/ɦwan/
Li Rong	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Wang Li	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tán	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	taan4	wun4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.dˤar|[d]ˤar  [ɢ]ʷˤar/

  (Zhengzhang): /*daːn  ɡʷaːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	彈	彈	丸
Reading #	2/3	3/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	tán	tán	wán
Middle Chinese	‹ dan ›	‹ dan ›	‹ hwan ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.dˁar/	/*[d]ˁar/	/*[ɢ]ʷˁar/
English	shoot pellets	shoot pellets	pellet; ball
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	2003	12608
Phonetic component	單	丸
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	壇	桓
Old Chinese	/*daːn/	/*ɡʷaːn/

Verb

彈丸

1. (Classical) to shoot pellets

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彈	丸
だん Jinmeiyō	がん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

彈(だん)丸(がん) • (dangan) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 弾丸 (“bullet”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
彈	丸

Noun

彈丸 • (tanhwan) (hangeul 탄환)

1. hanja form^? of 탄환 (“bullet”)