灣仔
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Chinese
| bay; gulf | minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (灣仔) | 灣 | 仔 | |
| simp. (湾仔) | 湾 | 仔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢ ㄗㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wanzǎi
- Wade–Giles: Wan1-tsai3
- Yale: Wān-dzǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uantzae
- Palladius: Ваньцзай (Vanʹczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waan1 zai2
- Yale: wāan jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: waan1 dzai2
- Guangdong Romanization: wan1 zei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Note: Though there is an established Shanghainese userbase in Hong Kong, there does not seem to be a clear consensus on the pronunciation. 1ue tse is more common, however.
Proper noun
灣仔