西營盤
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Chinese
| west | military camp; barracks; Nikolaevka | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西營盤) | 西 | 營盤 | |
| simp. (西营盘) | 西 | 营盘 | |
Etymology
Composed of 西 (sai1, “west”) and 營盤 (jing4 pun4, “camp”), as a fortification set up by pirates in present day Sai Ying Pun.[1] A commonly cited folk etymology is that Sai Ying Pun is named after a military camp established by the early British military at West Point (西角, now a disused placename), a location west of Possession Point (水坑口).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siyíngpán
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-ying2-pʻan2
- Yale: Syī-yíng-pán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiyngparn
- Palladius: Сиинпань (Siinpanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵ pʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 jing4 pun4
- Yale: sāi yìhng pùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 jing4 pun4
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 ying4 pun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹ pʰuːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
西營盤
- Sai Ying Pun (an area in Hong Kong)
References
- ^ Alfred Y.K. Lau (1995) “The Origin of Sai Ying Pun: A Pirate's Fortification or a British Military Encampment?”, in Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume 35, pages 59-73