茂名
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Chinese
| luxuriant | name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茂名) | 茂 | 名 | |
| simp. #(茂名) | 茂 | 名 | |
Etymology
Named after Jin (晉) dynasty Taoist scholar and doctor 潘茂名 (Pān Màomíng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mau6 ming4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): mau5 men3
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mau6 ming4
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): mou6 mian5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Màomíng
- Wade–Giles: Mao4-ming2
- Yale: Màu-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mawming
- Palladius: Маомин (Maomin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mau6 ming4
- Yale: mauh mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mau6 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: meo6 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐu̯²² mɪŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: mau5 men3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵐbau³² ᵐben²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: mou6 mian5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mŏu miâⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou³⁵⁻¹¹ mĩã⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
Proper noun
茂名