油麻地
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Chinese
| sesame | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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| trad. (油麻地) | 油麻 | 地 | |
| simp. #(油麻地) | 油麻 | 地 | |
| alternative forms | 油蔴地／油麻地 dated | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yóumádì
- Wade–Giles: Yu2-ma2-ti4
- Yale: Yóu-má-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Youmadih
- Palladius: Юмади (Jumadi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯³⁵ mä³⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau4 maa4 dei6-2
- Yale: yàuh màh déi
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau4 maa4 dei6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo4 ma4 déi6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯²¹ maː²¹ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
油麻地
- Yau Ma Tei (an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Descendants
- → English: Yau Ma Tei, Yaumatei, Yaumati