麥加
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See also: 麦加
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥加) | 麥 | 加 | |
| simp. (麦加) | 麦 | 加 | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Màijia
- Wade–Giles: Mai4-chia1
- Yale: Mài-jyā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mayjia
- Palladius: Майцзя (Majczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mak6 gaa1
- Yale: mahk gā
- Cantonese Pinyin: mak9 gaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: meg6 ga1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐk̚² kaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Be̍k-ka
- Tâi-lô: Bi̍k-ka
- Phofsit Daibuun: begkaf
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² ka⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bia̍k-ka
- Tâi-lô: Bia̍k-ka
- Phofsit Daibuun: biagkaf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biak̚²⁴⁻² ka³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Be̍k-kee
- Tâi-lô: Bi̍k-kee
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
麥加
- Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia; the holiest place in Islam)
Synonyms
- (obsolete) 天方 (Tiānfāng)
Noun
麥加
- (figurative) place many people wish to visit