峴港
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Chinese
| steep hill | harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (峴港) | 峴 | 港 | |
| simp. (岘港) | 岘 | 港 | |
| alternative forms | 蜆港／蚬港 | ||
Etymology
Corruption of 蜆港 (“mussel port”), referring to the nearby Sơn Trà island, an island shaped like a mussel (蜆) and used by ancient Chinese vessels as a point of navigation to Đà Nẵng.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngǎng
- Wade–Giles: Hsien4-kang3
- Yale: Syàn-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianngaang
- Palladius: Сяньган (Sjanʹgan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin6 gong2
- Yale: yihn góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin6 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: yin6 gong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²² kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
峴港