虎門
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See also: 虎门
Chinese
| tiger | 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. (虎門) | 虎 | 門 | |
| simp. (虎门) | 虎 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hǔmén
- Wade–Giles: Hu3-mên2
- Yale: Hǔ-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Huumen
- Palladius: Хумэнь (Xumɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu2 mun4
- Yale: fú mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu2 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: fu2 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː³⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
虎門
- (～水道) The Bogue; Humen; Bocca Tigris (a major strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea)
- (～鎮) Humen Town (a town in Dongguan, Guangdong)