巨港
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Chinese
very large; huge; tremendous very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic |
harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (巨港) | 巨 | 港 | |
| simp. #(巨港) | 巨 | 港 | |
Etymology
From earlier 舊港／旧港 (Jiùgǎng, “old harbour”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jyùgǎng
- Wade–Giles: Chü4-kang3
- Yale: Jyù-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiuhgaang
- Palladius: Цзюйган (Czjujgan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: geoi6 gong2
- Yale: geuih góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: goey6 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: gêu6 gong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɵy̯²² kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kī-káng
- Tâi-lô: Kī-káng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kixkarng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kū-káng
- Tâi-lô: Kū-káng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kuxkarng
- IPA (Taipei): /ku³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Proper noun
巨港
- Palembang (a city, the provincial capital of South Sumatra, Indonesia)