賽百味
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Chinese
| to compete; competition; match | hundred | taste | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賽百味) | 賽 | 百 | 味 | |
| simp. (赛百味) | 赛 | 百 | 味 | |
| Literally: “better than a hundred flavours”. | ||||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Subway.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sàibǎiwèi
- Wade–Giles: Sai4-pai3-wei4
- Yale: Sài-bǎi-wèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Saybaewey
- Palladius: Сайбайвэй (Sajbajvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /saɪ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coi3 baak3 mei6
- Yale: choi baak meih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi3 baak8 mei6
- Guangdong Romanization: coi3 bag3 méi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ paːk̚³ mei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
賽百味
- (Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore) Subway (fast food brand)