星洲
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Chinese
| star; satellite; small amount | continent; island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (星洲) | 星 | 洲 | |
| simp. #(星洲) | 星 | 洲 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Singjhou
- Wade–Giles: Hsing1-chou1
- Yale: Syīng-jōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shingjou
- Palladius: Синчжоу (Sinčžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing1 zau1
- Yale: sīng jāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing1 dzau1
- Guangdong Romanization: xing1 zeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
星洲
- (nickname) Singapore
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 新加坡 (“Singapore”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 新加坡 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 新加坡 |
| Malaysia | 新加坡, 新國 | |
| Singapore | 新加坡, 星洲 nickname, 獅城 nickname, 小紅點 nickname, 石叻 dated, 石叻埠 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 星加坡, 叻埠 |
| Hong Kong | 新加坡, 星加坡, 星國, 星洲 nickname, 叻埠 dated | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 星加坡 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 新加坡, 石叻 dated |
| Quanzhou | 新加坡 | |
| Zhangzhou | 新加坡 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 新加坡, 實叻坡 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 新加坡, 獅城, 石叻 dated | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 新加坡 | |
| Jieyang | 石叻 dated, 叻埠 dated | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 新加坡 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 新加坡 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 新加坡 |
Derived terms
- 星洲炒米 (Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ)