九巴
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Chinese
| nine | (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish (suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (九巴) |
九 | 巴 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒuba
- Wade–Giles: Chiu3-pa1
- Yale: Jyǒu-bā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeouba
- Palladius: Цзюба (Czjuba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 baa1
- Yale: gáu bā
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 baa1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 ba1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ paː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
九巴
- (Hong Kong) Short for 九龍巴士／九龙巴士 (“Kowloon Motor Bus; KMB, a major bus operator in Hong Kong”).