# 亞鉛
## Chinese
### Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 亜鉛(あえん) (aen)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yàqiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ jyun$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ā-iòng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): a$^4$ oeng$^2$ / a$^4$ ieng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-iân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ ing$^5$ / a$^1$ êng$^5$ / a$^1$ iang$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yàqiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yàcian
*** Wade–Giles: ya$^4$-chʻien$^1$
*** Yale: yà-chyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahchian
*** Palladius: яцянь (jacjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ jyun$^4$
*** Yale: a yùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ jyn$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ yun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ jyːn²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ā-iòng
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²¹ yoŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^4$ oeng$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: a̍-é̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁴² œŋ¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: a$^4$ ieng$^2$ [Phonetic: a$^1$ ieng$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /a⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iɛŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-iân
*** Tâi-lô: a-iân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: a'ieen
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ iɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ ing$^5$ / a$^1$ êng$^5$ / a$^1$ iang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a îng / a êng / a iâng
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ iŋ⁵⁵/, /a³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/, /a³³⁻²³ iaŋ⁵⁵/
* a1 ing5 - Chaozhou, Chenghai, Raoping, Shantou;
* a1 êng5 - Jieyang;
* a1 iang5 - Chaoyang.

### Noun

亞鉛
* (dated) zinc
* (chemistry) lead in the +2 oxidation state
* (Southern Min) galvanized iron
* (Teochew) iron wire

#### Synonyms

* (zinc): 鋅／锌 (xīn)
* (galvanized iron): 白鐵／白铁 (báitiě), 鍍鋅鐵／镀锌铁 (dùxīntiě), 馬口鐵／马口铁 (mǎkǒutiě); (Cantonese) 星鐵／星铁; (Hakka, Hokkien) 白鐵仔／白铁仔; (Hakka) 陽錫皮／阳锡皮; (Hokkien) 亞鉛板／亚铅板
* (iron wire):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鐵絲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鐵絲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 鐵絲子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鐵絲兒, 鉛絲兒 galvanized |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鐵絲, 洋鐵絲 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鐵絲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 鐵絲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鐵絲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鐵線 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鉛絲 galvanized |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鐵線 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鐵線 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鐵絲 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鐵線仔, 鉛線仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鉛線, 鉛線仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鉛線 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鉛線, 鉛線仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鉛線 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鉛線, 鉛線仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鉛線 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鐵絲 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鐵線 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鐵線, 亞鉛線 galvanized, 亞鉛絲 galvanized |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鐵線, 亞鉛線 galvanized, 亞鉛絲 galvanized |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 鐵線 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鐵線, 亞鉛線 galvanized, 亞鉛絲 galvanized |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 亞鉛線 galvanized, 鉛線 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 亞鉛線 galvanized, 鉛線 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鐵線 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鐵線 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鐵紗 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鐵線 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鐵絲, 鉛絲 galvanized |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鉛絲 galvanized |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鐵絲子 |

#### Derived terms

* 亞鉛板 / 亚铅板
* 亞鉛絲 / 亚铅丝
* 亞鉛線 / 亚铅线
* 亞鉛鉼 / 亚铅𰽼

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “亚铅”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 亞 | 鉛 |
| あ Jinmeiyō | えん Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 亞鉛 – see the following entry. :
| 【亜鉛あえん】 | [noun] zinc, Zn |
(This term, 亞鉛, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 亞 | 鉛 |

### Noun

亞鉛 • (ayeon) (hangeul 아연)
* hanja form of 아연 (“zinc”)