臭港
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Chinese
sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad) |
harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臭港) | 臭 | 港 | |
| simp. #(臭港) | 臭 | 港 | |
Etymology
By replacing 香 (xiāng, “fragrant”) in 香港 (Xiānggǎng) with antonym 臭 (chòu, “smelly; stinky”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chòugǎng
- Wade–Giles: Chʻou4-kang3
- Yale: Chòu-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chowgaang
- Palladius: Чоуган (Čougan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau3 gong2
- Yale: chau góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau3 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo3 gong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³³ kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
臭港