港鐵
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Chinese
| harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (港鐵) | 港 | 鐵 | |
| simp. (港铁) | 港 | 铁 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gǎngtiě
- Wade–Giles: Kang3-tʻieh3
- Yale: Gǎng-tyě
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gaangtiee
- Palladius: Ганте (Gante)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gong2 tit3
- Yale: góng tit
- Cantonese Pinyin: gong2 tit8
- Guangdong Romanization: gong2 tid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ tʰiːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
港鐵
- MTR: Short for 香港鐵路／香港铁路 (Xiānggǎng Tiělù, “Mass Transit Railway, rapid transit railway system of Hong Kong”).
Usage notes
Commonly used in formal situations e.g. news, but less commonly used among citizens. Usually, the terms 地鐵／地铁, 火車／火车 (“East Rail Line”), and 西鐵／西铁 (“West Rail Line”) (referring to the network before merger of MTR and KCR) are used.