矽谷
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Chinese
| silicon | valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (矽谷) | 矽 | 谷 | |
| simp. #(矽谷) | 矽 | 谷 | |
Etymology
Calque of English Silicon Valley.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sigǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-ku3
- Yale: syī-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiguu
- Palladius: сигу (sigu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìgǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsi4-ku3
- Yale: syì-gǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shihguu
- Palladius: сигу (sigu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zik6 guk1
- Yale: jihk gūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzik9 guk7
- Guangdong Romanization: jig6 gug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪk̚² kʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sek-kok
- Tâi-lô: Sik-kok
- Phofsit Daibuun: sekkog
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
矽谷
Synonyms
- (Mainland China) 硅谷 (Guīgǔ)