紐約
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紐約) | 紐 | 約 | |
| simp. (纽约) | 纽 | 约 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English New York, via a southern variety of Chinese (probably Taishanese) which retains -k in 約／约.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nau2 joek3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): niu2 yiak2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Niū-iók
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gnieu-iaq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Niǒuyue
- Wade–Giles: Niu3-yüeh1
- Yale: Nyǒu-ywē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neouiue
- Palladius: Нююэ (Njujue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nau2 joek3
- Yale: náu yeuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: nau2 joek8
- Guangdong Romanization: neo2 yêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: niu2 yiak2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdiu⁵⁵ jiak̚⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
- Hakka Romanization System: niuˋ iogˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: niu3 yog5
- Sinological IPA: /ni̯u³¹ i̯ok̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
- Hakka Romanization System: niuˋ (r)iogˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: niu3 yog5
- Sinological IPA: /ni̯u³¹ (j)i̯ok̚²/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Niū-iók
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡieu³³⁻⁵⁵ yɔʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
紐約
- (～州, formerly ～省) New York (a state of the United States)
- (～市) New York City (a city in New York, United States)
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- 初二日北行至美國東界紐約海口海程六千七百餘里 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- Chū'èr rì běi xíng zhì Měiguó dōng jiè Niǔyuē hǎikǒu hǎichéng liù qiān qī bǎi yú lǐ
- On the second day, we travelled north to a port in New York in the east coast of the United States. The journey was over 6700 li.
初二日北行至美国东界纽约海口海程六千七百余里 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
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Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 紐 | 約 |