舷梯

Chinese

		sides of boat	ladder
simp. and trad. (舷梯)		舷	梯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiántī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ tai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiántī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanti
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ tai¹
  - Yale: yìhn tāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ tai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ tei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

舷梯

gangplank; gangway (to board a ship or a boat); ramp (to board a plane)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舷	梯
げん Grade: S	てい Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 舷梯 (MC ɦen tʰei, literally “boat side, gunwale + ladder”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) げんてー [gèńtéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nte̞ː]

Noun

舷梯 (hiragana げんてい, rōmaji gentei)

a rope ladder used to board or leave a boat or ship
Synonyms: サイドラダー (saido radā), 船梯子 (funa-bashigo)
an accommodation ladder for a boat or ship
a movable stairway for an airplane, such as mounted in the door or on a specialized truck
Synonym: タラップ (tarappu)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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