尖沙咀
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Chinese
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar |
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| simp. and trad. (尖沙咀) |
尖 | 沙 | 咀 | |
| alternative forms | 尖沙嘴 | |||
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jianshazuěi
- Wade–Giles: Chien1-sha1-tsui3
- Yale: Jyān-shā-dzwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianshatzoei
- Palladius: Цзяньшацзуй (Czjanʹšaczuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zim1 saa1 zeoi2
- Yale: jīm sā jéui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzim1 saa1 dzoey2
- Guangdong Romanization: jim1 sa1 zêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
尖沙咀
- Tsim Sha Tsui (an area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: Tsim Sha Tsui