麥肯
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥肯) | 麥 | 肯 | |
| simp. (麦肯) | 麦 | 肯 | |
| alternative forms | 馬侃／马侃 Taiwan 麥凱恩／麦凯恩 mainland China and Hong Kong | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Màikěn
- Wade–Giles: Mai4-kʻên3
- Yale: Mài-kěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maykeen
- Palladius: Майкэнь (Majkɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Be̍k-khéng
- Tâi-lô: Bi̍k-khíng
- Phofsit Daibuun: begqeang
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪk̚²⁴⁻² kʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
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Proper noun
麥肯
- (Taiwan) A transliteration of the English surname McCain
- 約翰·麥肯／约翰·麦肯 ― yuēhàn màikěn ― John McCain (American politician)