宏茂橋
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See also: 宏茂桥
Chinese
| spacious | luxuriant | bridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (宏茂橋) | 宏 | 茂 | 橋 | |
| simp. (宏茂桥) | 宏 | 茂 | 桥 | |
Etymology
Originally 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (Hóngmáoqiáo, “Caucasian's bridge”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wang4 mau6 kiu4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Âng-mô͘-kiô
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngmàociáo
- Wade–Giles: Hung2-mao4-chʻiao2
- Yale: Húng-màu-chyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngmawchyau
- Palladius: Хунмаоцяо (Xunmaocjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wang4 mau6 kiu4
- Yale: wàhng mauh kìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: wang4 mau6 kiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: weng4 meo6 kiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐŋ²¹ mɐu̯²² kʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng-mô͘-kiô
- Tâi-lô: Âng-môo-kiô
- Phofsit Daibuun: angmo'kiooi
- IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ mɔ²⁴⁻²¹ kio²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Proper noun
宏茂橋
- Ang Mo Kio (an area in Singapore)
Usage notes
Cantonese speakers from Singapore often continue to use 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (hung4 mou4 kiu4), since 紅／红 (hung4) and 宏 (wang4) are not homophones in Cantonese.