# 現代
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiàndài
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щяндэ (xi͡ande, III-III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin$^6$ doi$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen$^5$ oi$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hien-thoi / hian-thoi
    (Hailu, HRS): hien$^˖$ toi$^˖$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hiêng-dâi
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-tāi
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yi-de
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàndài
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàndài
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^4$-tai$^4$
*** Yale: syàn-dài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannday
*** Palladius: сяньдай (sjanʹdaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$現代 / 现代 線代 / 线代
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щяндэ (xi͡ande, III-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiæ̃⁴⁴ tɛ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jin$^6$ doi$^6$
*** Yale: yihn doih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jin$^6$ doi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yin$^6$ doi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːn²² tɔːi̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yen$^5$ oi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jen³² ᵘɔi³²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-thoi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hien toi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hian$^4$ toi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-thoi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hian toi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hian$^4$ toi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hien$^˖$ toi$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /hien³³ tʰoi³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hiêng-dâi
*** Sinological IPA : /hieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ $^{(t-)}$nɑi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-tāi
*** Tâi-lô: hiān-tāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiexndai
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ tai²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ tai²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ tai³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yi-de
*** MiniDict: yi$^去$ de
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhi-de
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦi²² de⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: henH dojH
Rime :
| Character | 現 | 代 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 胡甸切 | 徒耐切 |
| Baxter | henH | dojH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦen$^H$/ | /dʌi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦen$^H$/ | /dəi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣɛn$^H$/ | /dɒi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦɛn$^H$/ | /dəj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣen$^H$/ | /dᴀi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣien$^H$/ | /dɒi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣien$^H$/ | /dʱɑ̆i$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiàn | dài |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jin$^6$ | doi$^6$ |

### Noun

現代
* modern times

#### See also

* 當代／当代 (dāngdài)
* 近代 (jìndài)

### Adjective

現代
* (attributive) modern; contemporary
    現代生活／现代生活 ― xiàndài shēnghuó ― modern life
    現代文學／现代文学 ― xiàndài wénxué ― modern literature
    現代科學／现代科学 ― xiàndài kēxué ― modern science
    現代觀念／现代观念 ― xiàndài guānniàn ― modern ideology
    現代史／现代史 ― xiàndài shǐ ― modern history

#### Synonyms

* 摩登 (módēng)

#### Derived terms

* 現代主義 / 现代主义 (xiàndài zhǔyì)
* 現代五項 / 现代五项 (xiàndài wǔxiàng)
* 現代企業制度 / 现代企业制度
* 現代化 / 现代化 (xiàndàihuà)
* 現代性 / 现代性 (xiàndàixìng)
* 現代戲 / 现代戏
* 現代服務業 / 现代服务业 (xiàndài fúwùyè)
* 現代派 / 现代派
* 現代漢語 / 现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ)
* 現代舞 / 现代舞 (xiàndàiwǔ)
* 現代英語 / 现代英语 (Xiàndài Yīngyǔ)
* 現代農業 / 现代农业 (xiàndài nóngyè)
* 近現代 / 近现代 (jìnxiàndài)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 現代(げんだい) (gendai)
* → Korean: 현대(現代) (hyeondae)
* → Vietnamese: hiện đại (現代)

### Proper noun

現代
* Hyundai (global conglomerate company or chaebol, founded in South Korea)

### Further reading

* 現代汽車 / 现代汽车 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{zh}$

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 現 | 代 |
| げん Grade: 5 | だい Grade: 3 |
| goon ||

### Etymology

現 (“current; now”) +‎ 代 (“age; period”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) げんだい [géꜜǹdàì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɡẽ̞nda̠i]

### Noun

現(げん)代(だい) • (gendai)
* modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present

#### Derived terms

* 現代(げんだい)化(か) (gendaika, “modernization”)
* 現代劇(げんだいげき) (gendaigeki, “contemporary drama”)
* 現代(げんだい)語(ご) (gendaigo, “a modern language”)
* 現代(げんだい)史(し) (gendaishi, “contemporary history”)
* 現代(げんだい)詩(し) (gendaishi, “modern poetry”)
* 現代人(げんだいじん) (gendaijin, “modern person”)
* 現代戦(げんだいせん) (gendaisen, “modern warfare”)
* 現代版(げんだいばん) (gendaiban, “modern version”)
* 現代(げんだい)病(びょう) (gendaibyō)
* 現代文(げんだいぶん) (gendaibun, “modern Japanese, current written style”)
* 現代的(げんだいてき) (gendaiteki, “modernistic”)
* 現代(げんだい)医(い)療(りょう) (gendai iryō, “modern medicine”)
* 現代英(げんだいえい)語(ご) (Gendai Eigo, “current English”)
* 現代音楽(げんだいおんがく) (gendai ongaku, “modern music”)
* 現代(げんだい)科(か)学(がく) (gendai kagaku, “present-day science, modern science”)
* 現代(げんだい)語(ご)訳(やく) (gendai goyaku, “modern translation, translation into modern language”)
* 現代(げんだい)思(し)想(そう) (gendai shisō, “contemporary philosophy, modern thought”)
* 現代社会(げんだいしゃかい) (gendai shakai, “modern society”)
* 現代(げんだい)小(しょう)説(せつ) (gendai shōsetsu, “contemporary novel, modern novel”)
* 現代生活(げんだいせいかつ) (gendai seikatsu, “contemporary life, present-day life”)
* 現代(げんだい)美(び)術(じゅつ) (gendai bijutsu, “contemporary art”)
* 現代(げんだい)舞(ぶ)踊(よう) (gendai buyō, “contemporary dance, modern dance”)
* 現代文学(げんだいぶんがく) (gendai bungaku, “contemporary literature, modern literature”)
* 現代文明(げんだいぶんめい) (gendai bunmei, “modern civilization”)
* 現代用(げんだいよう)語(ご) (gendai yōgo, “word of recent origin, neologism”)
* 現代(げんだい)アイスランド語(ご) (gendai aisurandogo, “modern Icelandic”)
* 現代(げんだい)仮(か)名(な)遣(づか)い, 現代仮名遣(げんだいかなづかい) (gendai kanazukai, “modern kana usage”)
* 近現代(きんげんだい) (kingendai, “the modern era; present day”)

### See also

* 古(こ)代(だい) (kodai)
* 近(きん)代(だい) (kindai)

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 現 | 代 |

### Noun

現代 • (hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)
* hanja form of 현대 (“contemporary (times); the modern age”)

### Proper noun

現代 • (Hyeondae) (hangeul 현대)
* hanja form of 현대 (“Hyundai”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 現 | 代 |

### Adjective

現代
* chữ Hán form of hiện đại (“modern”).