華盛頓
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See also: 华盛顿
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (華盛頓) | 華 | 盛 | 頓 | |
| simp. (华盛顿) | 华 | 盛 | 顿 | |
Etymology
From English Washington, probably via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): waa4 sing6 deon6
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hôa-sēng-tùn
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huáshèngdùn
- Wade–Giles: Hua2-shêng4-tun4
- Yale: Hwá-shèng-dwùn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwashenqduenn
- Palladius: Хуашэндунь (Xuašɛndunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa4 sing6 deon6
- Yale: wàh sihng deuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa4 sing6 doen6
- Guangdong Romanization: wa4 xing6 dên6
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː²¹ sɪŋ²² tɵn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fà-sṳn-tún
- Hakka Romanization System: faˇ siin dun`
- Hagfa Pinyim: fa2 sin4 dun3
- Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ sɨn⁵⁵ tun³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-sēng-tùn
- Tâi-lô: Huâ-sīng-tùn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoasexngduxn
- IPA (Xiamen): /hua²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tun²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hua²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² tun⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tun²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /hua²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tun¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²³⁻³³ siɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tun²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
華盛頓
- A transliteration of the English surname Washington
- (～哥倫比亞特區, ～特區) Washington, D.C. (federal capital of the United States of America)
- (～州) Washington (a state of the United States)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (華盛頓):
- → Japanese: 華盛頓 (washinton)
- → Korean: 화성돈(華盛頓) (hwaseongdon)
- → Vietnamese: Hoa Thịnh Đốn (華盛頓)
References
- Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Washington 华盛顿 ”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2954.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 華 | 盛 | 頓 |
| わ Grade: S |
しん Grade: 6 |
とん Grade: S |
| irregular | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from English Washington. The Chinese characters are ateji (当て字) from Chinese 華盛頓／华盛顿 (Huáshèngdùn), Cantonese 華盛頓／华盛顿 (waa4 sing6 deon6).
Proper noun
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 華 | 盛 | 頓 |
Proper noun
華盛頓 • (Hwaseongdon) (hangeul 화성돈)
- Hanja form? of 화성돈 (“(obsolete) Washington”).
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 華 | 盛 | 頓 |
Proper noun
華盛頓
- chữ Hán form of Hoa Thịnh Đốn (“Washington”).