澳門

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See also: 澳门

Chinese

deep bay; cove; bay
deep bay; cove; bay; harbour; Australia (abbrev.); Macao
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
 
trad. (澳門) 澳 門
simp. (澳门) 澳 门
2nd round simp. 沃门
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Etymology

(Macau): First attested in 陳末議以保海隅萬世治安疏, a memorial to the emperor by government official Pang Shangpeng (龐尚鵬):

廣州南有香山縣，地當瀕海。由雍麥至蠔鏡澳，計一日之程，有山對峙如臺，曰南北臺。即澳門也……議者欲於澳門狹處，用石填塞，杜番舶潛行，以固香山門戶。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
广州南有香山县，地当濒海。由雍麦至蚝镜澳，计一日之程，有山对峙如台，曰南北台。即澳门也……议者欲于澳门狭处，用石填塞，杜番舶潜行，以固香山门户。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 題為陳末議以保海隅萬世治安 in 皇明經世文編
Guǎngzhōu nán yǒu Xiāngshān xiàn, dì dāng bīn hǎi. Yóu yōngmài zhì Háojìng'ào, jì yīrì zhī chéng, yǒu shān Duìzhì rú tái, yuē nánběi tái. Jí Àomén yě...... Yì zhě yù yú Àomén xiá chù, yòng shí tiánsài, dù fānbó qiánxíng, yǐ gù Xiāngshān ménhù.
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Earlier names include 濠鏡澳／濠镜澳 (Háojìng'ào) (蠔鏡澳／蚝镜澳), 濠鏡／濠镜 (Háojìng), 香山澳, etc.

Pronunciation

Note:
  • or4 mue2, or4 mui2 - colloquial;
  • or4 mong2, or4 muong2 - literary.
Note:
  • Ò-bûn - colloquial;
  • Ò-mn̂g, Ò-mûi - literary.

Proper noun

澳門

  1. (～特別行政區) Macau, Aomen (a city and special administrative region of China)
    澳門歷史城區／澳门历史城区  ―  Àomén Lìshǐ Chéngqū  ―  The Historic Centre of Macao
  2. (～市) (historical) Municipality of Macau (a former municipality of Macau)
  3. (～村) O Mun (a village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 澳門 (“Macau”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 澳門, 濠江 literary
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 澳門
Cantonese Hong Kong 澳門, 馬交, 梳打埠
Macau 澳門, 澳門街
Taishan 澳門
Wu Shanghai 澳門

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (澳門):
  • → Korean: 오문(澳門) (Omun)
  • → Vietnamese: Áo Môn (澳門)

Others:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
澳 門
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular

From English Macau or Portuguese Macau.

Glyph origin

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 澳門 / 澳门 (Àomén).

Proper noun

澳門(マカオ) • (Makao) 

  1. Obsolete spelling of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
澳 門
あお
Hyōgai 		めん
Grade: 2
irregular

From Mandarin 澳門／澳门 (Àomén).

Proper noun

澳門(アオメン) • (Aomen) 

  1. Synonym of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
澳門

Proper noun

澳門 • (Omun) (hangeul 오문)

  1. hanja form? of 오문 (“Macau (Aomen)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
澳門

Proper noun

澳門

  1. chữ Hán form of Áo Môn (“Macau (Aomen)”).
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