# 象棋
## Chinese

* 象棋 (Eastern Min)
* 象棋 (Hakka)
* Chhiūⁿ-kî (Southern Min)
* 象棋 (Wu)
* 象棋 (搞清楚) (Cantonese)
* 象棋 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) 象 (xiàng) may mean "symbol" or "elephant".

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiàngqí
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiang$^4$ qi$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zoeng$^6$ kei$^{4-2}$ / zoeng$^6$ kei$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): diang$^5$ kei$^{3*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xiong$^5$ qi$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): siong-khì
    (Hailu, HRS): siong$^˖$ ki
    (Meixian, Guangdong): xiong$^4$ ki$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xion$^3$ qi$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): siōng-gǐ
* Eastern Min (BUC): chiông-gì
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo$^5$ gi$^2$ / ciuⁿ$^5$ gi$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhiūⁿ-kî / chhiǔⁿ-kî / chhiōⁿ-kî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ciên$^6$ gi$^5$ / cion$^6$ gi$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zhian-ji
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sian$^4$ qi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngqí
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàngcí
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^4$-chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: syàng-chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchyi
*** Palladius: сянци (sjanci)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xiang$^4$ qi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiangki
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiaŋ²¹³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zoeng$^6$ kei$^{4-2}$ / zoeng$^6$ kei$^4$
*** Yale: jeuhng kéi / jeuhng kèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng$^6$ kei$^{4-2}$ / dzoeng$^6$ kei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêng$^6$ kéi$^{4-2}$ / zêng$^6$ kéi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: diang$^5$ kei$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiaŋ³² kʰei²²⁻²²⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xiong$^5$ qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɔŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-khì
*** Hakka Romanization System: xiong ki$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xiong$^4$ ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ⁵⁵ kʰi¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: siong$^˖$ ki
*** Sinological IPA: /sioŋ³³ kʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xiong$^4$ ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xion$^3$ qi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siōng-gǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /siɔŋ⁵⁵ ki²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chiông-gì
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰuoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ŋi⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo$^5$ gi$^2$ [Phonetic: cieo$^5$ i$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chā̤uⁿ-gí
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰieu²¹ $^{(k-)}$i¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ciuⁿ$^5$ gi$^2$ [Phonetic: ciuⁿ$^5$ i$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰĩũ²¹ $^{(k-)}$i¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-kî
*** Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chviuxkii
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ ki²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-kî
*** Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-kî
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² ki²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-kî
*** Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chvioixkii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ciên$^6$ gi$^5$ / cion$^6$ gi$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiĕⁿ kî / tshiŏⁿ kî
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zhian-ji
*** MiniDict: zhian$^去$ ji
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$xxian-jji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiã²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: sian$^4$ qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /si̯æn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ɕi̯æn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/

### Noun

象棋
* xiangqi; Chinese chess
* xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
* (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga
    中國象棋／中国象棋 ― zhōngguóxiàngqí ― xiangqi; Chinese chess (to distinguish it from other chess games)
    國際象棋／国际象棋 ― guójìxiàngqí ― chess; international chess
* (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋 / 将棋 (jiàngqí)

#### Synonyms

* (xiangqi; Chinese chess):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 象棋, 中國象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 象棋 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 象棋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 象棋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 象棋 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 象棋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 象棋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 象棋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 象棋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 象棋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 象棋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 象棋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 象棋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 象棋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 象棋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 象棋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 象棋, 中國象棋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 象棋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 象棋 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 象棋 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 象棋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 象棋 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 象棋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 象棋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 象棋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 象棋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 象棋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 象棋 |
| Jin | Jining | 象棋 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 象棋 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 象棋 |
| Jin | Handan | 象棋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 象棋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 象棋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 象棋 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 象棋 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 象棋 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 唐儂棋 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 唐儂棋 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 象棋 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 唐儂棋 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 象棋 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 象棋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 象棋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 象棋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 象棋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 象棋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 象棋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 象棋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 象棋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 象棋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 象棋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 象棋 |

#### Derived terms

* 七國象棋 / 七国象棋
* 三國象棋 / 三国象棋
* 中國象棋 / 中国象棋 (Zhōngguó xiàngqí)
* 中國飛彈象棋 / 中国飞弹象棋
* 信使象棋
* 古印度象棋
* 國際象棋 / 国际象棋 (guójì xiàngqí)
* 土耳其大象棋
* 堡壘象棋 / 堡垒象棋 (bǎolěi xiàngqí)
* 寶應象棋 / 宝应象棋
* 帖木兒象棋 / 帖木儿象棋
* 日本象棋
* 朝鮮象棋 / 朝鲜象棋 (cháoxiān xiàngqí)
* 本營象棋 / 本营象棋
* 泰國象棋 / 泰国象棋
* 波斯象棋
* 泰盧固象棋 / 泰卢固象棋
* 滿洲象棋 / 满洲象棋 (mǎnzhōu xiàngqí)
* 琉球象棋
* 短兵象棋
* 緬甸象棋 / 缅甸象棋
* 蒙古大象棋
* 蒙古象棋
* 衣索比亞象棋 / 衣索比亚象棋
* 西洋象棋 (xīyáng xiàngqí)
* 西班牙大象棋
* 象棋子 (xiàngqízǐ)
* 象棋引擎
* 韓國象棋 / 韩国象棋 (hánguó xiàngqí)
* 馬來象棋 / 马来象棋
* 高棉象棋
* 高麗象棋 / 高丽象棋 (gāolì xiàngqí)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 象棋(シャンチー) (shanchī)
* → Okinawan: 象棋(ちゅんじー) (chunjī)
* → English: xiangqi
* → Mongolian: шянчи (šjanči)
* Sylheti: ꠌꠦꠋꠇꠤ (seṅki)
* → Zhuang: geizciengh (calque)

### References

* ↑ Lưu Đức Hải (2014 January 24) “Sự khác biệt giữa cờ Tướng Việt Nam và Tượng kỳ Trung Hoa”, in Vietnamchess‎ (in Vietnamese): “Cũng môn cờ đó ở Trung Hoa từ xa xưa người ta gọi môn cờ này là "Tượng kỳ" theo nghĩa chữ Hán là cờ hình tượng (không phải vì có quân Tượng trên bàn cờ).”

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 象 | 棋 |
| しょう Grade: 5 | き > ぎ Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

#### Noun

象(しょう)棋(ぎ) • (shōgi)
* Chinese chess
* (obsolete) shogi
    Synonym: 将棋
    廣(こう)象棋(しょうぎ)譜(ふ)愚(ぐ)解(かい)
       Kō shōgi fu gu kai
       A book explaining the rules of Ko shogi

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 象 | 棋 |
| シャン Grade: 5 | チー Grade: S |
| irregular ||

#### Noun

象(シャン)棋(チー) • (shanchī)
* Chinese chess