夜功
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (夜功) |
夜 | 功 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai แม่กลอง (“Mae Klong”, a river in western Thailand), via Teochew.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yègong
- Wade–Giles: Yeh4-kung1
- Yale: Yè-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yehgong
- Palladius: Егун (Jegun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je6 gung1
- Yale: yeh gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: je6 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: yé6 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
夜功
- (～府) Samut Songkhram (a province of Thailand)
- (～市) Samut Songkhram (a city in Thailand)