漢口
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See also: 汉口
Chinese
| Han River | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (漢口) | 漢 | 口 | |
| simp. (汉口) | 汉 | 口 | |
Etymology
From its position at the Han River's confluence with the Yangtze.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hon3 hau2
- Eastern Min (BUC): Háng-kāu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hàn-kháu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hànkǒu
- Wade–Giles: Han4-kʻou3
- Yale: Hàn-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannkoou
- Palladius: Ханькоу (Xanʹkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon3 hau2
- Yale: hon háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon3 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: hon3 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-kāu
- Sinological IPA (key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ (kʰ-)ŋau³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-kháu
- Tâi-lô: Hàn-kháu
- Phofsit Daibuun: harnqao
- IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
漢口
- (～市) (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)
- (informal) The northern area of Wuhan in the area of the former city, including the present-day districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan, and Qiaokou.
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 漢 | 口 |
| かん Grade: 3 |
こう Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 漢口 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 漢 | 口 |
| はん Grade: 3 |
かお Grade: 1 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 漢口 (kyūjitai) |
Ultimately from Mandarin 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), probably via English Hankow.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)