捷運
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See also: 捷运
Chinese
| quick | transportation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (捷運) | 捷 | 運 | |
| simp. (捷运) | 捷 | 运 | |
Etymology
Short for 快捷運輸／快捷运输 (Kuàijié yùnshū, “rapid transit”). This term was created to distinguish from 地下鐵路／地下铁路 (dìxià tiělù) which may also mean underground sections of long-distance railways other than MRT.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zit3 wan6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhia̍p-yun
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍t-ūn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiéyùn
- Wade–Giles: chieh2-yün4
- Yale: jyé-yùn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeyunn
- Palladius: цзеюнь (czejunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ yn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zit3 wan6
- Yale: jit wahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzit8 wan6
- Guangdong Romanization: jid3 wen6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːt̚³ wɐn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhia̍p-yun
- Hakka Romanization System: qiab iun
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiab6 yun4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯ap̚⁵ i̯un⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhia̍p-yun
- Hakka Romanization System: qiab (r)iun
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiab6 yun4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯ap̚⁵ (j)i̯un⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Noun
捷運
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 地鐵 (“subway; metro”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 地鐵, 地下鐵 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 地鐵 |
| Taiwan | 捷運 | |
| Singapore | 地鐵, MRT | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 地鐵 |
| Hong Kong | 地鐵, 地下鐵 | |
| Taishan | 地鐵 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 地鐵 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 地鐵 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捷運 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捷運 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捷運 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捷運 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捷運 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捷運 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 地鐵 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 地鐵 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 地鐵 |
| Quanzhou | 地鐵 | |
| Zhangzhou | 地鐵 | |
| Tainan | 捷運 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 地鐵, MRT | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 地鐵 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 地鐵 |
Descendants
References
- “Entry #7397”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.