新界
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Chinese
| new; newly; meso- (chem.) | boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (新界) | 新 | 界 | |
| simp. #(新界) | 新 | 界 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnjiè
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjiè
- Wade–Giles: Hsin1-chieh4
- Yale: Syīn-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinjieh
- Palladius: Синьцзе (Sinʹcze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 gaai3
- Yale: sān gaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 gaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 gai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
新界
- the New Territories (a region of Hong Kong)
Usage notes
As the term is coined by British colonizers, in official Mainland Chinese writing, scare quotes are added around the term. There is no such standard in Hong Kong government writing. The following serves as an example.
- “新界”原居民的合法傳統權益受香港特別行政區的保護。
- From: Article 40, Basic Law of Hong Kong
- “xīnjiè” yuánjūmín de héfǎ chuántǒng quányì shòu xiānggǎngtèbiéxíngzhèngqū de bǎohù.
- The lawful traditional rights and interests of the indigenous inhabitants of the "New Territories" shall be protected by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
“新界”原居民的合法传统权益受香港特别行政区的保护。