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”), or short for 大眾捷運／大众捷运 (Dàzhòng jiéyùn, “Mass 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
- (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. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhia̍p-yun
- Hakka Romanization System: qiab (r)iun
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiab6 yun4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯ap̚⁵ (j)i̯un⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ciabˋ rhun˖
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiap² ʒun³³/
- (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 Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.