DC

/tiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/tiː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/


狗

Wutunhua: gek

Characters in the same phonetic series (句) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːʔ): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).
From some language ancestral to modern Hmong-Mien languages, from Proto-Hmong-Mien *qluwˣ (“dog”), perhaps from Proto-Austronesian *(u-)(ŋ)kuɣkuɣ (“dog”) (Norman, 1988; Benedict, 1996).
Alternatively, STEDT derives this from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n (“dog”), whence also 犬 (OC *kʰʷeːnʔ).
Less likely, it may be related to 駒 (OC *ko, “foal”), 羔 (OC *kluː, “lamb”), 𤘽 (“calf”) (Wang, 1982).

Han compound

follow us to the dog house (=police headquarters) afterwards

jyun⁴ zo² gan¹ daai⁶ deoi⁶⁻² heoi³ gau² uk¹

完咗跟大隊去狗屋

完咗跟大队去狗屋

撚狗行動

撚狗行动

(derogatory) something or someone unpleasant

(Hong Kong, neologism, derogatory) police; pig; po-po

something or someone unpleasant
police; pig; po-po


青

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (青):
* → Japanese: 青(せい) (sei)
* → Korean: 청(靑) (cheong)
* → Vietnamese: thanh (青)

→ Tocharian A: tseṃ (“blue”)

→ Tocharian B: tseṃ m (“blue”), tseñña f

→ Vietnamese: xanh (“green”)

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

Second round of simplified Chinese characters

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 生 (“growth of plants”) + 丹 (“cinnabar”); a more conservative variant is 𤯞. Cinnabar was used for dyeing, and by extension, came to imply “color” in general, giving the combined meaning “color of growing plants” → “blue-green”.
In the modern glyph, the top component is reduced to 龶, and the bottom component resembles the unrelated 月 (yuè, “moon”).
The second-round simplified form of the character is based on the calligraphic form of the character.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-riŋ ~ s-r(j)aŋ (“to live; to be alive; to give birth; raw; green”). Cognate with 生 (OC *sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs, “to live”), 蒼 (OC *sʰaːŋ, “green; blue”), 性 (OC *sleŋs, “nature”), 姓 (OC *sleŋs, “surname”). Note 蒼 (OC *sʰaːŋ) may be an old dialect variant of 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ) (Schuessler, 2007).

inh

靑
寈
㞭
𡗡
𡴏
𡴑
𡷉
𤯝
𤯞

青BB


村

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯əɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯əɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵³³/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰuːn): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 寸 (OC *sʰuːns).
Origin unclear. Seems a late graph, not in Shuowen dictionary of ca.100AD. Ogawa treats it as variant of CO graph 杶 "lacquer tree" which was used phonetically in the sense of "village" in place of another graph for "village", 邨, which may be taken provisionally as 阝 "settlement, village", and 屯 "accumulate, stay" as semantic and phonetic.

Han compound

Alternative form: (more common) 邨


中文

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (中文):
* → Japanese: 中文(ちゅうぶん) (chūbun)
* → Korean: 중문(中文) (jungmun)
* → Vietnamese: Trung văn (中文)

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ vəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ vun⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋun¹¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ vən²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ vəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ vun⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋun¹¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ vən²¹/


outlet

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lɛːt̚²¹/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lɛːt̚²¹/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) outlet mall; a mall with outlet shops (especially in tourist areas)


伙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲) and ideogrammic compound (會意): semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 火/ semantic 火.

a resdential building with one set of lifts and two flats on each floor

一梯兩伙

一梯两伙

(Hong Kong) Classifier for flats or families.


介

(Hong Kong) Informal shorthand for 雞／鸡 (gai1).


僭

2011 June 16, 陳也, “玻璃屋vs僭行者”, in Apple Daily, archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

lam⁴ zeng⁶ joeng⁶ bou⁶, zoeng¹ ding¹ uk¹ tin¹ toi⁴⁻² dik¹ faat³ seoi² bo¹ lei⁴ uk¹ soek³ bun³, zik¹ si⁶ cim⁵ bun³ bin¹ mou⁵ man⁶ tai⁴, cyun⁴ cim⁵ zau⁶ dang² zyu⁶ uk¹ jyu⁵ cyu⁵ loi⁴ caak³

林鄭讓步，將丁屋天台的發水玻璃屋削半，即是僭半邊冇問題，全僭就等住屋宇署來拆

林郑让步，将丁屋天台的发水玻璃屋削半，即是僭半边冇问题，全僭就等住屋宇署来拆

2012 November 18, “僭建「鬼舖」封逃生路 銅鑼灣3條街15間”, in Apple Daily, archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

jau⁵ jan⁴ zou² ji⁵ ceoi³ zeon² tung⁴ lo⁴ waan¹ cyun³ gam¹ cek³ dei⁶, ging² tau¹ tau¹ fung¹ hong⁶⁻², baa³ lau⁴ tai¹ dai², lin⁴ daai⁶ haa⁶ ngoi⁶ coeng⁴ jik⁶ bat¹ fong³ gwo³, cim³ ceot¹ “gwai² pou³” fong³ zou¹, 3 tiu⁴ gaai¹ zi³ siu² jau⁵ 15 gaan¹, daan⁶ bat¹ siu² gwai² pou³ baa³ dei⁶ fung¹ tou⁴ sang¹ ceot¹ hau², jat¹ daan³ fo² ging², ceoi⁴ si⁴ jan⁵ faat³ daai⁶ zoi¹ naan⁶.

有人早已覷準銅鑼灣寸金尺地，竟偷偷封巷、霸樓梯底，連大廈外牆亦不放過，僭出「鬼舖」放租，3條街至少有15間，但不少鬼舖霸地封逃生出口，一旦火警，隨時引發大災難。

有人早已觑准铜锣湾寸金尺地，竟偷偷封巷、霸楼梯底，连大厦外墙亦不放过，僭出「鬼铺」放租，3条街至少有15间，但不少鬼铺霸地封逃生出口，一旦火警，随时引发大灾难。

2017 August 23, “探射燈：僭建地牢遍豪宅 屋署塞責”, in 東網:

sai¹ gung³ jau⁵ uk¹ hou⁴ zong¹ dei⁶ lou⁴, ji⁴ jyun⁴ long⁵ zak¹ jau⁵ hou⁴ zaak⁶⁻² duk⁶ laap⁶ uk¹ cim⁵ ceot¹ dei⁶ lou⁴ “tong¹ fong⁴⁻²”.

西貢有屋豪裝地牢，而元朗則有豪宅獨立屋僭出地牢「劏房」。

西贡有屋豪装地牢，而元朗则有豪宅独立屋僭出地牢「㓥房」。

2023 September 13, “紅山半島｜豪宅愈僭愈值錢 還原後價值勢減 74號屋業主為人低調”, in 香港01:

jau⁵ hou⁴ zaak⁶⁻² doi⁶ lei⁵ ming⁴ jin⁴, ze² leoi⁶ hou⁴ zaak⁶⁻² hoeng³ loi⁴ “jyu⁶ cim⁵ jyu⁶ zik⁶ cin⁴⁻²”, wai⁴ zoi⁶ gan⁶ kei⁴ bou⁶ mun⁴ gan² deng¹ haa⁶, joek⁶ seoi¹ waan⁴ jyun⁴, lau⁴ gaa³ hung² suk¹ seoi².

有豪宅代理明言，這類豪宅向來「愈僭愈值錢」，惟在近期部門緊盯下，若需還原，樓價恐縮水。

有豪宅代理明言，这类豪宅向来「愈僭愈值钱」，惟在近期部门紧盯下，若需还原，楼价恐缩水。


呎

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

(dated in Mainland China and Taiwan, still used in Hong Kong) Synonym of 英尺 (yīngchǐ, “foot”)

This flat is around 500 sq. ft. in size.

nei¹ go³ daan¹ wai⁶⁻² daai⁶ joek³ ng⁵ baak³ cek³.

呢個單位大約五百呎。

呢个单位大约五百呎。


兩

According to Shuowen Jiezi an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 一 + 㒳.
Baxter (1992) observes that, in historical forms, the character is two 丙 (OC *praŋʔ) joined together; this would make 丙 the phonetic component in a sort of phono-ideogrammic compound (see also Baxter & Sagart (2014)).
The character could be linked to the original form of 更, which represents two chariots and a whip.
Unknown. Schuessler (2007) proposes two possible etymologies:
* Borrowing from Kra-Dai; compare Proto-Tai *rawᴬ (“we”) > Thai เรา (rao, “we”), Zhuang raeuz (“we (inclusive)”); Proto-Kam-Sui *hra¹ (“two”) > Southern Kam yac (“two”), Sui xgaz (“two”).
* Cognate with Tibetan སྲང (srang, “balance; scale; weight; unit of weight”).
Derivative: 輛 (OC *raŋs, “chariot”) (literally “that which is paired”, i.e. “a set of wheels”).

cog

两
㒳
𭃂
両
两
㒳
𭃂

(Hong Kong) equal to 1/16 of a catty or 37.7994 grams


吼

(Hong Kong, construction, informal) Alternative form of 窿


卡

(Hong Kong) carat (unit of weight equivalent to 200 milligrams)


半

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 八 (“to divide”) + 牛 (“cow”) – to cut a cow into two halves.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *par. Related to 畔 (OC *baːns, “bank between fields”), which is an endopassive of 半 (OC *paːns, “half”), lit. "be separated from".

Han compound

九半 [Cantonese] ― gau² bun³ [Jyutping] ― half past nine

(Hong Kong, informal, neologism) half past


元

Cao Wei
Chen dynasty
Eastern Han dynasty
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wu
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Garo language
Han dynasty
I Ching
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Liang dynasty
Liao dynasty
Liu Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Northern Qi
Northern Wei
Northern Zhou
Northern and Southern dynasties
Proto-Sino-Tibetan language
Qin dynasty
Qing dynasty
Shang dynasty
Shu Han
Song dynasty
Southern Qi
Southern and Northern dynasties
Spring and Autumn period
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Tibetan language
Warring States period
Western Han dynasty
Western Liao
Western Wei
Western Xia
Western Zhou dynasty
Xia dynasty
Xianbei
Xin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Zhou dynasty

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (元):
* → Korean: 원(元) (won)
* → Vietnamese: nguyên (元)

→ English: yuan

Pictogram (象形) – a figure with two lines 二 for a head (one connected to body, one above it), emphasizing the head.
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-gaw (“head”), with a noun-forming suffix *-n (Schuessler, 2003; STEDT). If so, cognate with 后 (OC *ɡoːʔ, “ruler; lord; queen”), Tibetan མགོ (mgo, “head; summit; beginning”), མགོན (mgon, “protector; master; lord”), Garo sko (“skull”), Northern Tujia kho⁵⁵ pa⁵⁵ (“head”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT). 原 (OC *ŋʷan, “source; origin; basic; primary”) and 黿 (OC *ŋoːn, *ŋon, “large turtle”) may be the same word (Schuessler, 2007). It may also be related to 君 (OC *klun, “lord; prince; ruler”), 尹 (OC *ɢʷlinʔ, “magistrate; governor”), 侯 (OC *ɡoː, “marquis”) (Mei, 1985).
The name of the dynasty comes from the I Ching:
:
Part of the people with this surname are Xianbei descendants. It was changed from 拓跋 (Tuòbá) as ordered by Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei.

och-l

Vast is the ‘great and originating (power)’ indicated by Qian! All things owe to it their beginning: - it contains all the meaning belonging to (the name) heaven.

I Ching, 11ᵗʰ – 8ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Dà zāi qián yuán, wànwù zī shǐ, nǎi tǒng tiān.

大哉乾元，萬物資始，乃統天。

大哉干元，万物资始，乃统天。

(Hong Kong) Short for 元朗 (Yuánlǎng, “Yuen Long”).


坡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰaːl): semantic 土 (“dirt”) + phonetic 皮 (OC *bral).

Han compound

坡幣

坡币

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Short for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”).

Used in transcription.
Short for 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō, “Singapore”).


句

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo): semantic 丩 (“to entangle”) + phonetic 口 (OC *kʰoːʔ), which may represent the tip of a big nail.
The 丩 component, originally two entangled ropes, now resembles the unrelated 勹.

Han compound

(Cantonese; formal in Hong Kong) Classifier for hours.


分

desc

→ Thai: หุน (hǔn, “a unit of length and weight”)

→ Zhuang: faen

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 八 (“to separate”) + 刀 (“knife”) – to separate with a knife.

Han compound

Obsolete. 皮 is used for SI prefix pico-.

(Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres


埔

(Hong Kong) Short for 大埔 (Dàbù, “Tai Po”).


套

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 大 (“large”) + 長 (“long”) – long, with some reference to hair. Originally written as 𡘷.
It was later borrowed for the “cover; cover with, put on (clothes); link” sense and has now lost its original meaning. It is also used as a classifier for a suit of clothes or a group of things, hence something that can be put on or a group of linked/interconnected things.
Cognate with 韜 (OC *l̥ʰuː); probably cognate with 㧺 and 錔 (OC *tʰuːb).

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

三房一套 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― saam¹ fong⁴⁻² jat¹ tou³ [Jyutping] ― Three rooms, one of which is an en suite

(Hong Kong) Short for 套房 (“en suite bedroom”).


屯

Pictogram (象形) – a plant sprout (屮) with a dot in the middle, than transformed into a horizontal line perhaps to emphasize the sprout. See also the top component of 春 in its original version.
;hill
;village, hamlet

(Hong Kong) Short for 屯門／屯门 (Túnmén, “Tuen Mun”).


寸

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (寸):
* → Japanese: 寸(すん) (sun)
* → Korean: 촌(寸) (chon)
* → Vietnamese: thốn (寸)

Old Uyghur: tswn (tsun)

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰouŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰouŋ²¹³/

Characters in the same phonetic series (寸) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Shuowen considered it Ideogram (指事) – a position on the forearm where the pulse can be palpated by compressing the radial artery. It is called 寸口 in modern Chinese, and the meaning of a unit of measurement is derived from the distance between the wrist and this position. Compare 又, 手, 九, 爪.
However, it may be an abbreviated form of 尊 (zūn), borrowed to mean a unit of measurement (see: 李轶.先秦度量单位"尺""寸"用字考[J].云南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版), 2010, 42(5).DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1000-5110.2010.05.017.)

Han etyl

(units of measure) A cun or Chinese inch, a traditional unit of length of about 3 cm.

(Hong Kong) Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475 cm.


尺

→ English: chi, chek

→ Vietnamese: thước

→ Zhuang: cik

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɐk̚³³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɐk̚³³/

Uncertain. Various explanations include:
* A man (人) with a mark (乙) on his leg to indicate 10 cun (寸) above the foot. (Lin Yiguang, 1920)
* Differentiation of 乇 (OC *ʔr'aːɡ), 宅 (OC *r'aːɡ), or 斥 (OC *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ). (He Linyi, 1998, Ji Xusheng, 2014)
* Pictogram (象形) of a hand, more specifically the thumb and the middle finger, stretched out to measure the length of 10 cun (寸). (Shirakawa Shizuka, Lawrence J. Howell)

(Hong Kong) chek; Hong Kong foot, standardized as 0.371475 meters


將

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): semantic 爿 (“bed; small table”) + semantic ⺼ (“meat”) + semantic 寸 (“hand”) – to offer meat as tribute by putting it on a small cutting board and/or sacrifical table. 爿 partly indicates pronunciation and doesn't represent a bed in this character. The sacrifical meat and the hand together form the shape 𪧷, which is similar but unrelated to 有.
The ⺼ component is on its side, hence resembles 夕 with an added dot; compare 祭, 然.
Shuowen erroneously considers the phonetic component of 將 to be 醬 (OC *ʔsaŋs, “sauce”) (abbreviated).
A conflation of two roots: “to take; to hold” and “will; be going to; near”.
; “to take; to hold” (Pronunciations 1, 2 and 3)
; “will; be going to; near” (Pronunciation 1)
; anteposed object introductory particle

Han compound

(Hong Kong) Short for 將軍澳／将军澳 (Jiāngjūn'ào, “Tseung Kwan O”).


懂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *toːŋʔ): semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 董 (OC *toːŋʔ).
Perhaps cognate with 黨 (OC *taːŋʔ, “to know”), an ancient Chu dialect word (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

What are you doing this summer? I don't know.

Nǐ zhè shǔjià zhǔnbèi gànshénme? Wǒ bù dǒng.

你這暑假準備幹什麼？我不懂。

你这暑假准备干什么？我不懂。


揆

the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

英揆

(dated or formal) leader of the government

(Hong Kong, Taiwan, formal) prime minister


推

Sino-Xenic (推):
* → Vietnamese: suy (推)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰuːl, *tʰjul): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 隹 (OC *tjul) – push with the hand.
Middle Chinese distinguishes 推 (MC thwoj, “to push”) and 推 (MC tsrhwij, “to proceed; to promote; to deduce”).
Older Mandarin dictionaries give chuī (the Mandarin reflex of 推 (MC tsrhwij)) as a variant reading for all senses, while Cantonese dictionaries only assign ceoi1 to the "to deduce" sense (e.g. in 推測 (“to surmise”)). Most modern Sinitic varieties use the reflexes of 推 (MC thwoj) for all meanings, while Sino-Xenic use the reflexes of 推 (MC tsrhwij) (in Korean, however, the reflex of 推 (MC thwoj) is also used in a few words). Some varieties (including certain Hakka, Min, and sometimes Yue dialects) preserve both readings, but not necessarily disambiguate them by meaning.
See also 揣 (MC tsrhjweX|twaX).
; “to support”; “oshi”

ref

Samuel Wells Williams, 1874; Herbert Allen Giles, 1892

John Chalmers, 1855; Samuel Wells Williams, 1856; 廣話國語一貫未定稿, 1916

(Hong Kong, Internet slang) to bump a thread in support; to "push"


擔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *taːm, *taːms): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 詹 (OC *tjam) – to carry by hand.
According to STEDT, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tam (“to carry on shoulder”), whence Burmese ထမ်း (htam:, “to carry on the shoulder”). Schuessler (2007), on the other hand, notes 擔 (OC *taːm) is an area word whose source is probably Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *klam ~ *kləm (“to carry on shoulder”), whence Khmu klam (“to carry on shoulder”). An alternative form with initial *t which agrees with later Old Chinese is widespread; compare also Khmer ទាំ (tŏəm, “to tire of; to bear”), Khmer ទ្រាំ (trŏəm, “to bear; to endure”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntam (“to carry on shoulder”), whence Iu Mien daːm¹, and Proto-Tai *trwaːmᴬ (“to carry on the back”), whence Thai หาม (hǎam, “to carry”).
The softened initial in Northern Min points to OC pre-nasalization which is supported by Iu Mien daːm¹ (Schuessler, 2007), an early Chinese loan into Hmong-Mien (Baxter and Sagart, 2014).
擔 (OC *taːms) is 擔 (OC *taːm) with the passive s/h-suffix, literally "what is carried".

cog

picul, a traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 catties

(Hong Kong) picul; equal to 60.478982 kilograms


斤

Characters in the same phonetic series (斤) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) - an axe.
;ax

Han etyl

(Hong Kong) catty or kan, a traditional unit of weight, legally defined as equal to 0.60478982 kilograms (公斤 or sometimes approximated as 500 grams)


拉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ruːb): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 立 (OC *rɯb).

Han compound

(Hong Kong, Internet slang) to cause a thread to sink to the bottom of list of threads; to "pull"


柴

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

(Hong Kong) chevron (insignia); stripe (Classifier: 條／条 c)


天

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (天):
* → Japanese: 天(てん) (ten)
* → Korean: 천(天) (cheon)
* → Vietnamese: thiên (天)

A horizontal line above a man with outstretched arms 大 (dà) to indicate the sky (compare the original versions of 上). The other ancient representations of the character depicted a man with a large squared head, an anthropomorphic representation of heaven.
Original meaning of the word is “sky”. Such concept is difficult to depict with a pictogram, hence the current form. Perhaps influenced by the glyph, the character was frequently glossed in Old Chinese documents with 顛 (“crown of the head”), and such had led to incorrect hypotheses which regarded 天 (tiān) as a derivation of 顛 or 巔, “top (of the head/hill)”.
This character was previously reconstructed to have a /*tʰ/-initial in Old Chinese, but this hypothesis has been largely discounted in recent reconstructions, in light of evidence from early Chinese accounts of dialectal pronunciations, transcription of other languages, as well as cognate/derived characters within Chinese, which has all pointed to a voiceless resonant initial /*l̥-/ in Old Chinese. According to chapter 1 of Shiming, by c. 200 CE, this initial had already produced dialectal variation in the pronunciation: People in central-western China pronounced it with the back of the tongue, like 顯 (MC xenX), while people in eastern China pronounced it with the tip of the tongue, like 坦 (MC thanX). An old northwestern dialect variant survives as 祆 (MC xen, “God of the Zoroastrians”), and the word 天竺 (MC then trjuwk, “India”) was used to transcribe Old Persian *Hind-uka ("India").
Further etymology is unknown. During the time when this term was reconstructed with a /*tʰ-/ initial, it was frequently compared with tengri, the name for God in early Turkic and Mongolic peoples' languages. This now appears unlikely. The only certain external cognate is the Central Bai (a language closely related to Chinese) word heinl (“sky, heaven”) /xẽ⁵⁵/. Chen (1998) proposes cognation with 祁連 (OC *g'ieg-lian) and 赫連 (OC *khak-lian), transcriptions of a Xiongnu word for "sky", which he also relates to 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin).

𠀘
𠀡
𠑺
兲
𠕹
㕦
䒶
𦴞
𩇗
𩇞
靝/靔
𠀑
𬻃

(Hong Kong) Short for 天水圍／天水围 (Tiānshuǐwéi, “Tin Shui Wai”).


梯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰiːl): semantic 木 (“wood, tree”) + phonetic 弟 (OC *diːlʔ, *diːls) – a wooden ladder.

Han compound

梯旁 [Cantonese] ― tai¹ pong⁴ [Jyutping] ― along the Central–Mid-Levels escalator


更

→ Vietnamese: càng

Originally an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意), showing two chariots (丙). Later 攴 was added and a 丙 omitted to create the form seen in the Shuowen Jiezi (㪅), a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs): abbreviated phonetic 𰀒 (, “two chariots”) + semantic 攴 (“hand holding a whip; action”). The remaining 丙 eventually corrupted into a shape similar to 雨.


樓

→ Thai: เหลา (lǎo, “restaurant”)

→ Vietnamese: lầu

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·roː): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 婁 (OC *ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro).

Han compound

賣咗層樓

卖咗层楼

(Hong Kong) flat; apartment (Classifier: 層／层 c)


櫃

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (櫃):
* → Korean: 궤(櫃) (gwe)
* → Vietnamese: quỹ (櫃)

→ Vietnamese: cũi (“cage”), quầy (櫃, “counter”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡruds): semantic 木 (“wooden”) + phonetic 匱 (OC *ɡruds, “box”).

Han compound

(Hong Kong, Taiwan) Short for 貨櫃／货柜 (huòguì, “shipping container”).


牌

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (牌):
* → Japanese: 牌(はい) (hai)
* → Korean: 패(牌) (pae)
* → Vietnamese: bài (牌)

desc

→ Burmese: ဖဲ (hpai:, “playing cards; game of cards”)

→ Khmer: បៀ (biə, “playing cards”)

→ Lao: ໄພ້ (phai, “playing cards”)

→ Lü: ᦘᦻᧉ (phaay², “playing cards”)

→ Shan: ၽၢႆႉ (phâ̰ai, “domino, playing cards”)

→ Thai: ไพ่ (pâi, “playing cards”)

→ White Hmong: phaib (“playing cards”)

→ Zhuang: bej (“playing cards”)

/pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *breː, *breː): semantic 片 + phonetic 卑 (OC *pe).

Han compound

無牌／无牌 [Cantonese] ― mou⁴ paai⁴ [Jyutping] ― unlicensed

考牌 [Cantonese] ― haau² paai⁴ [Jyutping] ― to take a test for a licence


沙

→ Proto-Tai: *zwɯəjᴬ

Proto-Southwestern Tai: *zaːjᴬ

Thai: ทราย (saai)

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 水 (“water”) + 少 (“to lack; to be short of”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/z)a-j (“earth, sand”). Compare Tibetan ས (sa, “sand”) and Burmese သဲ (sai:, “sand”).

inh

(Hong Kong) Short for 沙田 (shātián, “Sha Tin”).


矽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 夕 (xī).
From English silicon. Coined by Chinese scientist Xu Shou in 1871. The term is dated in Mainland China as it is homophonous to 硒 (xī) "selenium" and 錫／锡 (xī) "tin".

coinage

(chemistry, chiefly Taiwan and Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China) silicon


盤

/pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *baːn): phonetic 般 (OC *praːn, *paːn, *baːn) + semantic 皿.

Han compound

新盤／新盘 [Cantonese] ― san¹ pun⁴⁻² [Jyutping] ― real estate project that is newly released to the market

筍盤／笋盘 [Cantonese] ― seon² pun⁴⁻² [Jyutping] ― worthy property

銀主盤／银主盘 [Cantonese] ― ngan⁴ zyu² pun⁴⁻² [Jyutping] ― property subject to foreclosure

(Hong Kong) property on sale (Classifier: 個／个)


秤

/t͡sʰɛiŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ²¹³/

冧秤 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― lam³ cing³ [Jyutping] ― to have a tower crane collapse

(Hong Kong) Short for 天秤 (“tower crane”).


甫

Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with 方 (OC *paŋ, “just now”) (Pulleybank, 1962). Also compare Tibeto-Burman words for “to begin”: Proto-Kuki-Chin *pran, Jingpho hpang, Phom baŋ⁵⁵, Bahing preŋ.


算

desc

→ Lü: ᦉᦸᧃᧈ (ṡoan¹)

→ Lü: ᦉᦸᧃᧈ (ṡoan¹)

In current form, 竹 (“bamboo”) + 目 + 廾.
The 目 portion may have originally represented counting rods (or possibly an abacus, although the character is believed to predate its invention). Such rods were typically made from bamboo. Perhaps related to the top component of 學, hence to 爻.
Similar but unrelated to 具.
It has been compared with Tibetan གཤོར (gshor, “to count, to measure, to weigh”) by Gong (1995).

cog

The exchange rate between Japanese Yen and Hong Kong Dollars has dropped below the ratio of 1 JPY to 0.06 HKD [literally: …below the ratio of 6.]

jat⁶ jyun⁴ deoi³ gong² jyun⁴ dit³ cyun¹ luk⁶ syun³.

日元兌港元跌穿六算。

日元兑港元跌穿六算。

(Hong Kong) ratio between two currencies, expressed with only the first significant figure


線

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰeːns): semantic 糹 + phonetic 泉 (OC *sɡʷen).

Han compound

(Hong Kong) lane (of a road or swimming pool)


約

Sino-Xenic (約):
* → Vietnamese: ước (約)

Characters in the same phonetic series (勺) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔlewɢs, *ʔlewɢ): semantic 糸 (“rope”) + phonetic 勺 (OC *pljewɢ, *bljewɢ).

Han compound

四環九約

四环九约

(Hong Kong, historical) district (of the City of Victoria)

大埔七約

大埔七约

(Hong Kong, historical) pact, group of villages


荃

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰlon): semantic 艹 (“grass/plant”) + phonetic 全 (OC *zlon).

Han compound

(Hong Kong) Short for 荃灣／荃湾 (Quánwān, “Tsuen Wan”).


生

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (生):
* → Japanese: 生(しょう) (shō); 生(せい) (sei)
* → Korean: 생(生) (saeng)
* → Vietnamese: sinh (生), sanh (生)

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese さん (-san).

psm

(Hong Kong, honorific, suffix) -san, when referring to a Japanese person


葵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷil): semantic 艹 (“grass, plant”) + phonetic 癸 (OC *kʷilʔ) – a kind of plant.

Han compound

(Hong Kong) Short for 葵涌 (Kuíchōng, “Kwai Chung”).


老

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (老):
* → Korean: 로/노(老) (ro/no)
* → Vietnamese: lão (老)

Characters in the same phonetic series (老) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 人 (“man”) + 毛 (“hair”) + 匕 (“cane”) – a man with long hair (an old man), leaning on a cane. Compare top component to 孝 (OC *qʰruːs).
Cognate to 考 (OC *kʰluːʔ); the most commonly cited example of 轉注 (“reciprocal meaning”).
Unknown. Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-raw (“withered, residue, corpse”), *rwat (“stiff, tough”), whence Burmese ရော် (rau, “wither, become overripe; age”), ရွတ် (rwat, “old, stiff, tough”). See also 古 (gǔ), 故 (gù).
An old Sino-Vietnamese borrowing is rệu (“overripe, pulpy”).

cog

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Short for 老撾／老挝 (Lǎowō, “Laos”).


蝗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs): semantic 虫 + phonetic 皇 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).

Han compound

(Hong Kong, derogatory) swarms of Mainlander migrants


裝

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsraŋ, *ʔsraŋs): phonetic 壯 (OC *ʔsraŋs) + semantic 衣 (“clothes”).

Han compound

豪裝／豪装 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― hou⁴ zong¹ [Jyutping] ― luxurious refurbishment

His house is refurbished to be very good-looking

佢間屋裝得好靚。

佢间屋装得好靓。

(Hong Kong) to furnish; to refurbish; to renovate; to decorate


花

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (花):
* → Japanese: 花(か) (ka)
* → Korean: 화(花) (hwa)
* → Vietnamese: hoa (花)

→ Ai-Cham: hwa¹

→ Zhuang: va

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hʷraː): semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 化 (OC *hŋʷraːls). Originally 𠌶 or 華 before the Han dynasty.
Unclear. According to Schuessler (2007), either from:
* Proto-Sino-Tibetan *baːr (“bloom, flower”) and thus an example of possible *b ~ *w variation, with final -r moved to medial position. If so, cognate with 葩 (OC *pʰraː); outside Sinitic, compare Burmese ပန်း (pan:), Lepcha ᰓᰫᰲ (búr), Mizo páar. Sagart (2021) also connects it to 葩 (OC *pʰˤra), modifying Baxter and Sagart's (2014) reconstruction to *Cə-pʰˤra and proposing the sound changes *Cə-pʰ- > *Cə-ɸ- > *ɸ- > xw-.
* Or from Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *pkaaw ~ *pkaʔ (“flower, blossom”).
華 (OC *ɡʷraː, “to flower”) is a derivative.

cog

1991, Fight Back to School, spoken by Police Commissioner (Scissor Legs) (Barry Wong):

Tomboy, call everyone who has pips on their shoulder to here!

naam⁴ jan⁴ po⁴, tung⁴ ngo⁵ giu³ saai³ di¹ bok³ tau⁴ jau⁵ faa¹ ge³ zik¹ kaak¹ soeng⁵ lei⁴!

男人婆，同我叫嗮啲膊頭有花嘅即刻上嚟！

男人婆，同我叫嗮啲膊头有花嘅即刻上嚟！

(Hong Kong) pip (insignia) (Classifier: 粒 c)


記

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (記):
* → Japanese: 記(き) (ki)
* → Korean: 기(記) (gi)
* → Vietnamese: kí (記)

→ Vietnamese: ghi

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯs): semantic 言 (“speech; words”) + phonetic 己 (OC *kɯʔ).

緬懷

to cherish the memory of, especially the deceased

李锦记 [Cantonese, simp.]
lei⁵ gam² gei³ [Jyutping]
Lee Kum Kee (food company founded by Lee Kum Sheung)

M記／M记 [Cantonese] ― em¹ gei³ [Jyutping] ― (slang) McDonald's

(Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan) Suffix for restaurants, stores, etc.


酰

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 酉 + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

(organic chemistry, Mainland China, Hong Kong) acyl


鈁

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, chemistry) francium


鍀

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore) technetium (Tc)


閘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klaːb, *sɡreːb, *qraːb): semantic 門 (“gate”) + phonetic 甲 (OC *kraːb).

Han compound

左閘／左闸 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― zo² zaap⁶ [Jyutping] ― left fullback


閣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *klaːɡ): semantic 門 (“gate”) + phonetic 各 (OC *klaːɡ).

Han compound

阁
阁
擱
佫
故
復
過
更
果
固
各
卻
革
阁
𡁤
咯

(Hong Kong, only used in names) apartment building


頗

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰaːl, *pʰaːlʔ, *pʰaːls): phonetic 皮 (OC *bral) + semantic 頁.

Han compound

頗大

颇大

(literary or Hong Kong) very; rather; quite; considerably


黃

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (黃):
* → Japanese: 黄(おう) (ō); 黄(こう) (kō)
* → Korean: 황(黃) (Hwang)
* → Vietnamese: Huỳnh (黃), Hoàng (黃)

desc

→ English: Huang, Wong, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oei, Ooi

→ Malay: Oey, Oei

→ Tagalog: Ng, Uy, Wee

→ Vietnamese: vàng

→ Proto-Mien: *ʔgʷi̯əŋᴬ (“bright”)

Chi (2010) proposes that 黃 was originally a pictogram (象形) and the original character of 尪 (OC *qʷaːŋ, “a disabled person with a protruding chest or abdomen”). It has been phonetically borrowed for "yellow" since the era of the oracle bone script. He (1998) noted the possible ritual of burning disabled people with a protruding chest or abdomen to pray for rain as mentioned in Zuozhuan. The 口 in the upper part of the bronze inscription of 黃 might be depicting the disabled person's face facing upwards. Compare 堇.
Li (2012), on the other hand, proposes that 黃 was originally a pictogram (象形) and the original character of 璜 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “semicircular jade”) as the 口 in the oracle bone script resembles a ring of jade, so the character would carry the meaning of "a man wearing a ring of jade on his chest". The meaning "yellow" is the result of rebus. See also the original version of 周, which represents carved jade.
According to Shuowen, it is both a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷaːŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): phonetic 炗 (, “light”) + semantic 田 (“field”) – the color of earth, with 炗 being the ancient form of 光 (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs, “light”). However, this interpretation is erroneous as 廿 at the top was formed as a result of corruption of 口 in the bronze inscription.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (“shine; bright; yellow”). Cognate with 光 (OC *kʷaːŋ, *kʷaːŋs, “light; bright”), 曠 (OC *kʰʷaːŋs, “bright; well-lit”), Burmese ဝင်း (wang:, “bright”), Burmese ဝါ (wa, “yellow”).
;“sexually obscene; pornographic”

inh

See also: 黃絲

(Hong Kong, politics) supportive of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement


黨

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (黨):
* → Japanese: 党(とう) (tō)
* → Korean: 당(黨) (dang)
* → Vietnamese: đảng (黨)

→ Zhuang: dangj

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *taːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋʔ): phonetic 尚 (OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs) + semantic 黑 (“black”) – black; dark.
The endoactive of 當 (OC *taːŋ, “to be equal of”), literally "that which is equal in rank" (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

寶藥黨／宝药党 [Cantonese] ― bou² joek⁶ dong² [Jyutping]

祈福黨／祈福党 [Cantonese] ― kei⁴ fuk¹ dong² [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong, used as suffix) a group or class of people with negative attribute, or a member of it


打工

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ta³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ta³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong, Cantonese) to work (for a company); to be employed


國語

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/

/kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/

/koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/

/kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/

/koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified)

你會說國語嗎？

你会说国语吗？

national language; language specific to or of official usage in a nation

(chiefly Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China, obsolete in Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese; standard Chinese


人大

/ʐən³⁵ tä⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ taːi̯²²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tai³⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ tä⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ taːi̯²²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tai³⁵/

人大釋法

人大释法

人民代表大會 人民代表大會

人民代表大会 人民代表大会

全國人民代表大會 全國人民代表大會

全国人民代表大会 全国人民代表大会

Short for 人民代表大會／人民代表大会 (Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”).

(chiefly Hong Kong, Macau) Short for 全國人民代表大會／全国人民代表大会 (Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, “National People's Congress”).


普通話

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (普通話):
* → Japanese: 普(ふ)通(つう)話(わ) (futsūwa)
* → Korean: 보통화(普通話) (botonghwa)
* → Vietnamese: phổ thông thoại (普通話)

→ English: p'u-t'ung-hua, Putonghua

ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰu⁵³ tʰoŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹³/

/pʰou̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰu⁵⁵ hɵŋ³³ va³²⁻³²⁵/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fa⁵⁵/

/pʰu⁴⁴ tʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fa⁵³/

/pʰu³³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))luŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋuɑ²⁴²/

/pʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔŋ³³ ue⁴¹/

/pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue³³/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue³³/

/pʰɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ua²¹/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

/pʰu²¹ tʰoŋ³³⁴ ɡuɛ³³⁴/

/pʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰoŋ³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/

/pʰu³³ tʰoŋ⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰu⁵³ tʰoŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹³/

/pʰou̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰu⁵⁵ hɵŋ³³ va³²⁻³²⁵/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fa⁵⁵/

/pʰu⁴⁴ tʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fa⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔŋ³³ ue⁴¹/

/pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue³³/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue³³/

/pʰɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ua²¹/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

/pʰu²¹ tʰoŋ³³⁴ ɡuɛ³³⁴/

/pʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰoŋ³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/

/pʰu³³ tʰoŋ⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

The term appeared in Chinese and Japanese publications the second half of the 19th century. The connotation “national language” probably originated under Japanese influence. It has been in official use in the People’s Republic of China since the mid-1950s.

官話／官话, 北方話／北方话

Guanhua, a group of Northern Chinese dialects including Putonghua

標準的普通話

标准的普通话

你會說普通話嗎？

你会说普通话吗？

He speaks the local dialect at home and Standard Mandarin at school.

Tā zài jiā shuō fāngyán, zài xuéxiào shuō pǔtōnghuà.

他在家說方言，在學校說普通話。

他在家说方言，在学校说普通话。

Popularize the "common speech"; gradually begin using the phonetic alphabet.

1957 July, Chou You-Kuang "Chinese gets a Latin alphabet" in The UNESCO Courier p. 19

Tuīguǎng “pǔtōnghuà”; zhúbù cǎiyòng pīnyīn wénzì.

推廣「普通話」；逐步採用拼音文字。

推广「普通话」；逐步采用拼音文字。

(chiefly Mainland China, recently in Hong Kong) Standard Mandarin Chinese; Standard Chinese


激光

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kɪk̚⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ kuɑ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kɪk̚⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ kuɑ̃⁴⁴/

皮膚激光治療

皮肤激光治疗

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) laser


水着

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 水着 (mizugi, “swimsuit”).

obor

(Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) swimsuit, usually female version


裁判官

цайпаньгуань

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pʰän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ pʰuːn³³ kuːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² pʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³/

/t͡sʰai¹³⁻²² pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²³⁻³³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pʰän⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ pʰuːn³³ kuːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² pʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³/

/t͡sʰai¹³⁻²² pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²³⁻³³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴/


電車

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tie⁴⁵ t͡sʰɤ¹¹/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tie⁴⁵ t͡sʰɤ¹¹/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

The modern definitions are wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 電(でん)車(しゃ) (densha), first attested in 《出使英法義比四國日記》 by Xue Fucheng in 1890.

lang

《出使英法義比四國日記》

《出使英法義比四國日記》

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) electric vehicle


二次方程

ㄦˋ ㄘˋ ㄈㄤ ㄔㄥˊ

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/jiː²² t͡sʰiː³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(algebra, Mainland China, Hong Kong) quadratic equation


師奶

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

I am meeting up with the ladies for dim sum today at noon.

ngo⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ aan³ zau³ joek³ zo² baan¹ si¹ naai⁵⁻¹ fen¹ heoi³ jam² caa⁴ aa³.

我今日晏晝約咗班師奶friend去飲茶呀。

我今日晏昼约咗班师奶friend去饮茶呀。

(chiefly Cantonese, slightly derogatory in Hong Kong) married woman


光碟

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ap̚⁵/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ tiap̚²⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ap̚⁵/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ tiap̚²⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiap̚⁴/

(computing, chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) optical disc


單位

/tän⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/

/tan⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/

/tan⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/tuã⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/tũã³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

/tän⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/

/tan⁴⁴⁻³³ ui³³/

/tan⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/tuã⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/tũã³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

(Hong Kong) flat (apartment) unit (Classifier: 個／个)


克羅地亞

ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ lɔː²¹ tei̯²² aː³³/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹⁻²² a³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lo¹³⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/kʰəʔ³³ lu⁵⁵ di³³ ia²¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ lɔː²¹ tei̯²² aː³³/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹⁻²² a³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lo²⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lo¹³⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/kʰəʔ³³ lu⁵⁵ di³³ ia²¹/

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


互聯網

→ Zhuang: hulenzvangj

ㄏㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ

/xu⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː²² lyːn²¹ mɔːŋ¹³/

/hu³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ maŋ³⁵/

/xu⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː²² lyːn²¹ mɔːŋ¹³/

/hu³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ maŋ³⁵/

互聯網企業

互联网企业

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) Internet


網際網絡

ㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

Ванцзи Ванло

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore) Internet


泰米爾語

ㄊㄞˋ ㄇㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄩˇ

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːi̯³³ mɐi̯¹³ jiː¹³ jyː¹³/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːi̯³³ mɐi̯¹³ jiː¹³ jyː¹³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tamil (language)


叩門

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/kʰɐu̯³³ muːn²¹/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/kʰɐu̯³³ muːn²¹/

(Hong Kong, education, of a student or their parent(s)) to ask for a school placement after the main allocation process


加護病房

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ

цзяху бинфан

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ wuː²² pɛːŋ²² fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻²¹ pẽ³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ wuː²² pɛːŋ²² fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻²¹ pẽ³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

high dependency unit
high dependency unit


韓國

→ Zhuang: Hanzgoz

/xän³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/

/han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/

/han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/haŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

/ɦø²² koʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦø²² koʔ³³/

/xän³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/haŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/

/han¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/han²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/

/han²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/haŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

/ɦø²² koʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦø²² koʔ³³/

韓國燒酒

韩国烧酒

(chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia)

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea)


白話

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/paːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/

/pak̚³² va³²⁻³²⁵/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ uɑ²⁴²/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

/baʔ¹¹ ɦo²³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/paːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/

/pak̚³² va³²⁻³²⁵/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ uɑ²⁴²/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

/baʔ¹¹ ɦo²³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/paːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/

/pak̚³² va³²⁻³²⁵/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä³/

nei⁵ sik¹ m⁴ sik¹ gong² baak⁶ waa⁶⁻² gaa³?

你識唔識講白話㗎？

你识唔识讲白话㗎？

南寧白話

南宁白话

(chiefly Guangdong, Guangxi, rare in Hong Kong) Yue; Cantonese


悉尼

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

悉尼是澳大利亞最大的城市。

悉尼是澳大利亚最大的城市。

1844, Karl Gützlaff, 萬國地理全集; quoted in 魏源 [Wei Yuan], 海國圖志 [Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms], 1852:

Qí jīngdū nǎi Xīní, zài guǎng hǎimén, xì shǔ dàdì zhī gǎngkǒu.

其京都乃悉尼，在廣海門，係屬大地之港口。

其京都乃悉尼，在广海门，系属大地之港口。

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) Sydney (a city in New South Wales, Australia)


奧克拉荷馬

ㄠˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄚˇ

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ou̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ maː¹³/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ou̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ maː¹³/

(～州) (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Oklahoma (a state of the United States)


網吧

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/

/mɔːŋ¹³ paː⁵⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ pa⁴⁴/

/mɑ̃²² pa⁴⁴/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴ b̥ä⁴/

/mɔːŋ¹³ paː⁵⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ pa⁴⁴/

/mɑ̃²² pa⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Internet cafe


影音光碟

ㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

инъинь гуанде

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) video CD (VCD); DVD


神經網絡

ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

шэньцзин ванло

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) neural network


人工神經網絡

ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

жэньгун шэньцзинванло

/ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) artificial neural network


魔術貼

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/mɔː⁵⁵ sɵt̚² tʰiːp̚³/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/mɔː⁵⁵ sɵt̚² tʰiːp̚³/


工人

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/koŋ⁵⁵ zən²¹/

/kuŋ²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ˈkuŋ⁴² lɨn³⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/kuŋ⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/kuŋ¹¹ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/kaŋ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²³ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/koŋ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/kʊŋ³³ ʐən¹³/

/kən³³ ʐən¹³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/koŋ⁵⁵ zən²¹/

/kuŋ²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ˈkuŋ⁴² lɨn³⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/kuŋ⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/kuŋ¹¹ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/kaŋ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²³ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/koŋ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/kʊŋ³³ ʐən¹³/

/kən³³ ʐən¹³/

印尼工人

(Hong Kong, Singapore) domestic helper; maid; domestic worker


火車

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤɻ⁵⁵/

/xo⁵³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/

/xuo⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹/

/xo¹¹⁻¹² ʈ͡ʂʰe³¹/

/xuə⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰə²⁴/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/fɔ³⁵ t͡sʰø²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiɛ³³/

/ˈfo²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sʰa⁴²/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/

/xuɤ⁵³ t͡sʰɤ¹¹/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/hə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/hə⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/həu³³ t͡sʰo³⁵/

/huɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰia³³⁴/

/xo⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̞³³/

/xo⁴¹ t͡sʰɤ̞³³/

/xʊ⁴² t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤɻ⁵⁵/

/xo⁵³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/

/xuo⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹/

/xo¹¹⁻¹² ʈ͡ʂʰe³¹/

/xuə⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰə²⁴/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/fɔ³⁵ t͡sʰø²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiɛ³³/

/ˈfo²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sʰa⁴²/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/

/xuɤ⁵³ t͡sʰɤ¹¹/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/hə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/hə⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/həu³³ t͡sʰo³⁵/

/huɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰia³³⁴/

/xo⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̞³³/

/xo⁴¹ t͡sʰɤ̞³³/

/xʊ⁴² t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³/

(Hong Kong, colloquial, somewhat dated) East Rail line


幼稚園

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ t͡siː²² jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ t͡siː²² jyːn²¹/

/jiu³³ t͡si³² jᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/

/iu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩¹¹ yɵn³⁵/

/i̯u⁵⁵ t͡sɨ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/

/i̯u⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/

/i̯o²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵⁵ en³¹/

/iu⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ian¹¹/

/ieu²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ hŋ̍²³/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ huĩ¹³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ uan²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iɤ³³ zz̩⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ t͡siː²² jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ t͡siː²² jyːn²¹/

/jiu³³ t͡si³² jᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/

/iu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩¹¹ yɵn³⁵/

/i̯u⁵⁵ t͡sɨ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/

/i̯u⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ²⁴ i̯en¹¹/

/i̯o²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵⁵ en³¹/

/iu⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ian¹¹/

/ieu²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ hŋ̍²³/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ huĩ¹³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ uan²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iɤ³³ zz̩⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Southeast Asia; dated or dialectal in Mainland China) kindergarten; nursery school


放題

/fɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ tʰɐi̯²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 放題.

(chiefly Hong Kong, of Japanese cuisine) buffet; all-you-can-eat


口語

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁵³/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁵³/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

(Hong Kong specifically) Cantonese, as opposed to Written Vernacular Chinese


OP

/ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/


雷射

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²¹ sɛː²²/

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/lɵy̯²¹ sɛː²²/

Phono-semantic matching of English laser.
Compare 雷達／雷达 (léidá, “radar”).

psm

(chiefly Taiwan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia) laser


淋病

/lɐm²¹ pɛːŋ²²/

/lɐm²¹ pɛːŋ²²/

Near homophonous pair between 淋病 (lam⁴ beng⁶) and 林鄭／林郑 (lam⁴ zeng⁶). Ultimately 林 (lam⁴)+鄭／郑 (zeng⁶), the former as her married surname (from Lam Siu-por) and the latter as her maiden surname.

2017 January 25, 漢江泄, quoting Fam Ho, “一卷廁紙醜出國際 林鄭月娥出口成災”, in 成報 [Sing Pao], page A01:

The Lam disease can't at all fulfil the fourth article of Wang Guangya's four articles. Her being Chief Executive my ass!

gan¹ bun² lam⁴ beng⁶ dou¹ fu⁴ hap⁶ m⁴ dou³⁻² wong⁴ gwong¹ aa³ sei³ tiu⁴ dik¹ dai⁶ sei³ tiu⁴, zou⁶ tiu⁴ mou⁴ dak⁶ sau² me¹

根本淋病都符合唔到王光亞四條的第四條，做條毛特首咩

根本淋病都符合唔到王光亚四条的第四条，做条毛特首咩

2018 June 13, 一世一香港討論區, quotee, 土地供應專責小組公眾參與報告 [Public Engagement of the Task Force on Land Supply Final PE Report]^(https://www.devb.gov.hk/filemanager/tc/content_1171/annex_4_(Chi).pdf), 附件 4：已分析的網上媒體意見清單 [Annex 4: List of Online Media included in the analysis]:

Lam disease spoke lie after lie and refused to use the Lands Resumption Ordinance to confiscate land from the big four property developers!

lam⁴ beng⁶ fong¹ waa⁶ lin⁴ pin¹ keoi⁵ zyut⁶ dung⁶ jung⁶ tou² dei⁶ sau¹ wui⁴ tiu⁴ lai⁶ hoeng³ sei³ daai⁶ dei⁶ caan² soeng¹ hoi¹ dou¹!

淋病謊話連篇拒絕動用土地收回條例向四大地產商開刀！

淋病谎话连篇拒绝动用土地收回条例向四大地产商开刀！

2019 July 20, 文森, “「連儂牆」滿粗言 咒官警極惡毒”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A19:

Similarly, on the Lennon Wall in Kowloon Bay, where a brawl broke out earlier between pro-amendment and anti-amendment radicals, there are numerous memos with vulgarities and insults, including "**** your mother, Hong Kong police dogs", "Lam disease, go die, the earlier the better", "corrupt police, may your whole family die" and "fucking **** bitch".

zou² cin⁴ baau³ faat³ caang³ sau¹ lai⁶ kap⁶ faan² sau¹ lai⁶ gik¹ zeon³ fan⁶ zi² zi¹ tai² cung¹ dat⁶ dik¹ gau² lung⁴ waan¹ “lin⁴ nung⁴ coeng⁴”, tung⁴ joeng⁶ jau⁵ hoi² loeng⁶ dik¹ cou¹ hau² kap⁶ mou⁵ juk⁶ sing³ zi⁶ tiu⁴, baau¹ kut³ “× nei⁵ lou⁵ mou⁵⁻² hoeng¹ gong² ging² hyun²”, “lam⁴ beng⁶ zou² si¹ zou² zoek⁶”, “haak¹ ging² sei² cyun⁴ gaa¹”, “sei² × po⁴” dang².

早前爆發撐修例及反修例激進分子肢體衝突的九龍灣「連儂牆」，同樣有海量的粗口及侮辱性字條，包括「×你老母香港警犬」、「淋病早C早着」、「黑警死全家」、「死×婆」等。

早前爆发撑修例及反修例激进分子肢体冲突的九龙湾「连侬墙」，同样有海量的粗口及侮辱性字条，包括「×你老母香港警犬」、「淋病早C早着」、「黑警死全家」、「死×婆」等。

(Hong Kong, derogatory) Carrie Lam, 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong


地幔

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ ban²²/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹/

/te²²⁻²¹ ban²²/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, geology) mantle


反應堆

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/faːn³⁵ jɪŋ³³ tɵy̯⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/faːn³⁵ jɪŋ³³ tɵy̯⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, nuclear physics) reactor (device which uses atomic energy to produce heat)


馬蹄

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

/maː¹³ tʰɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ma⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi¹¹/

/ma⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tʰai²³/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

/maː¹³ tʰɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ma⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi¹¹/

/ma⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tʰai²³/

Kra-Dai substrate word (Li, 2012). Compare Zhuang makdaez.

(chiefly Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Penang Hokkien) water chestnut


精靈

ja-r

精霊(しょうりょう) (shōryō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (精靈):
* → Japanese: 精霊(せいれい) (seirei); 精霊(しょうりょう) (shōryō)
* → Korean: 정령(精靈) (jeongnyeong)
* → Vietnamese: tinh linh (精靈)

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

(computing, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) wizard (a program routine designed to assist with a certain task)


關公

/ku̯än⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

關公災難

关公灾难

(Hong Kong, neologism, somewhat humorous) Synonym of 公關 (gōngguān, “public relations”)


紅旗

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/aŋ¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/aŋ¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong) a red banner used by the police: "Stop Charging or We Use Force / 停止衝擊，否則使用武力"


乳酪

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/jyː¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚⁴/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/jyː¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/jyː¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚⁴/


龍蝦

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ haː⁵⁵/

/leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ¹³/

/leŋ²³⁻²¹ hɛ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/loŋ²² hø⁴⁴/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ haː⁵⁵/

/leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ¹³/

/leŋ²³⁻²¹ hɛ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/loŋ²² hø⁴⁴/


龍蝦

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ haː⁵⁵/

/leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ¹³/

/leŋ²³⁻²¹ hɛ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/loŋ²² hø⁴⁴/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ haː⁵⁵/

/leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ¹³/

/leŋ²³⁻²¹ hɛ²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/loŋ²² hø⁴⁴/


皇后

ja-r

皇后(こうごう) (kōgō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (皇后):
* → Japanese: 皇后(こうごう) (kōgō)
* → Korean: 황후(皇后) (hwanghu)
* → Vietnamese: hoàng hậu (皇后)

→ Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ (hūwangheo)

→ Thai: ฮองเฮา (hɔng-hao)

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔ²²/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hio²²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hio³³/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤ³³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hou³⁵/

/*ɡʷaːŋ ɡoːs/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔ²²/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hio²²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hio³³/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤ³³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hou³⁵/

/*ɡʷaːŋ ɡoːs/

皇后大道中

(Hong Kong, historical) the British Queen


網絡

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/ᵐbɔŋ⁵⁵ lɔk̚⁵⁵/

/miɔŋ³¹ lɔk̚⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²² lɔk̚²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lok̚⁴/

/mɑ̃²² loʔ⁴⁴/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/ᵐbɔŋ⁵⁵ lɔk̚⁵⁵/

/miɔŋ³¹ lɔk̚⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²² lɔk̚²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lok̚⁴/

/mɑ̃²² loʔ⁴⁴/

手機網絡

手机网络

網絡錯誤，請稍後重試。

网络错误，请稍后重试。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, computing) network


網絡

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/ᵐbɔŋ⁵⁵ lɔk̚⁵⁵/

/miɔŋ³¹ lɔk̚⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²² lɔk̚²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lok̚⁴/

/mɑ̃²² loʔ⁴⁴/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚³/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lɔːk̚²/

/ᵐbɔŋ⁵⁵ lɔk̚⁵⁵/

/miɔŋ³¹ lɔk̚⁵/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/baŋ²² lɔk̚²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ lok̚⁴/

/mɑ̃²² loʔ⁴⁴/

網絡經濟

网络经济

視頻在網絡流傳。

视频在网络流传。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, computing) Internet


嘌呤

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːu̯³³ lɪŋ²¹/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːu̯³³ lɪŋ²¹/

(organic chemistry, chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) purine


螢幕

/jɪŋ²¹ mɔːk̚²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔ⁴¹/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² bɔ²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ bɔ³³/

/jɪŋ²¹ mɔːk̚²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔ⁴¹/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² bɔ²²/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ bɔ³³/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, computing) monitor; screen


吸引

/ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ jɐn¹³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ in⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁴¹/

/kʰip̚²⁻⁴ iŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ jɐn¹³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ in⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ in⁴¹/

/kʰip̚²⁻⁴ iŋ⁵²⁻²¹/


打印機

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ jɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/tã³³ in⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ jɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/tã³³ in⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

點陣式打印機

点阵式打印机

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, computer hardware, printing) printer (device used to print text or images) (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)


快餐

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/

/faːi̯³³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/

/fai³³ tʰan³³⁻³³⁵/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan³³/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/

/faːi̯³³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/

/fai³³ tʰan³³⁻³³⁵/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan³³/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

/kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan⁴⁴/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) fast food


數據機

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/sou̯³³ kɵy̯³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/sou̯³³ kɵy̯³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/


桑拿

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ nä³⁵/

/sɔːŋ⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/sɔŋ³³ nã⁵⁵⁴/

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ nä³⁵/

/sɔːŋ⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/sɔŋ³³ nã⁵⁵⁴/

焗桑拿 [Cantonese] ― guk⁶ song¹ naa⁴ [Jyutping] ― to take a sauna

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) sauna


津巴布韋

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ

Цзиньбабувэй

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pou̯³³ wɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pou̯³³ wɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui²⁴/

/tin³³ pa³³ pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui²⁴/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui⁵³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pou̯³³ wɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sɵn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pou̯³³ wɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui²⁴/

/tin³³ pa³³ pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui²⁴/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui⁵³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)


尼日利亞

ㄋㄧˊ ㄖˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄋㄧˊ ㄖˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/ni³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ni³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nei̯²¹ jɐt̚² lei̯²² aː³³/

/ni¹¹ ŋit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² lit̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² a³³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² lit̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ni³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nei̯²¹ jɐt̚² lei̯²² aː³³/

/ni¹¹ ŋit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² lit̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² a³³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² lit̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


訊息

/ɕyn⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕyn⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/sɵn³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/sin¹¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/sin²¹⁻⁴¹ sit̚³²/

/sin²¹⁻⁴² sek̚³²/

/ɕyn⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕyn⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/sɵn³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/sin¹¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/sin²¹⁻⁴¹ sit̚³²/

/sin²¹⁻⁴² sek̚³²/

訊息傳遞

讯息传递

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) message (information conveyed) (Classifier: 條／条 m)


上面

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɛn¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɑɻ¹/

/sœːŋ²² miːn²²/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ biɛn²²/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ biɛn²²/

/zɑ̃²² mi⁴⁴/

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ mi̯ẽ³/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ mi̯ẽ³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɛn¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ mi̯ɑɻ¹/

/sœːŋ²² miːn²²/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ biɛn²²/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ biɛn²²/

/zɑ̃²² mi⁴⁴/

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ mi̯ẽ³/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ mi̯ẽ³/


油菜

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong) boiled greens (e.g. choy sum, kailan, lettuce), often served with oyster sauce)


黃旗

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ ki²³/

(Hong Kong) a yellow banner used by the police: "Police Cordon, Do Not Cross / 警察封鎖線，不得越過"

(Hong Kong) a yellow banner used by the police: "Police Warning: You are in breach of the law. You may be prosecuted. / 警察警告：你現在違反法例 你可能被檢控"


lm

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɛːu̯⁵⁵ ɛːm⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɛːu̯⁵⁵ ɛːm⁵⁵/

(Mainland China or Hong Kong, Internet slang) Initialism of 留名.


大南

/tä⁵¹ nän³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ nän³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, dated) Da Nang (a city in Vietnam)


格魯吉亞

ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

/kɤ³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/kaːk̚³ lou̯¹³ kɐt̚⁵ aː³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ a³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁴⁴/

/kaʔ³³ lu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ ia²¹/

/kɤ³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/kaːk̚³ lou̯¹³ kɐt̚⁵ aː³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ a³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁴⁴/

/kaʔ³³ lu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ ia²¹/

Borrowed from Russian Гру́зия (Grúzija).

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


波斯尼亞

ㄅㄛ ㄙ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/pɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/pʰo³³ sɯ³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/poʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³³ ia²¹/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/pɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/pʰo³³ sɯ³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/pʰo⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/poʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³³ ia²¹/


線粒體

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄧˇ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːn³³ lɐp̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/siːn³³ nɐp̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːn³³ lɐp̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/siːn³³ nɐp̚⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, cytology) mitochondrion


主任

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐm²²/

/ˈt͡ɕy²¹³⁻²⁴ lɨn¹¹/

/t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim⁴¹/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²²/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim³³/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zim²²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zim³³/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zim³⁵/

/t͡sz̩³³ zən⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən⁵¹/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐm²²/

/ˈt͡ɕy²¹³⁻²⁴ lɨn¹¹/

/t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim⁴¹/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²²/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim³³/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zim²²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zim³³/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zim³⁵/

/t͡sz̩³³ zən⁴⁴/


影印機

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ jɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ jɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) photocopier (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)


繁體

/fän³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːn²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/huan²⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵³/

/huan²⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

/huan¹³⁻²² tʰe⁵³/

/huan²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰe⁵³/

/huan²³⁻³³ tʰe⁴¹/

/fän³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːn²¹ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/huan²⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵³/

/huan²⁴⁻²² tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

/huan¹³⁻²² tʰe⁵³/

/huan²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰe⁵³/

/huan²³⁻³³ tʰe⁴¹/

(especially Mainland China, Hong Kong) Traditional Chinese


手提

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰe²³/

手提電話 手提電話#Chinese

手提电话 手提电话#Chinese

(Hong Kong) Short for 手提電話／手提电话 (shǒutí diànhuà, “mobile; cell”).


步兵

/pou̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ³³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pou̯²² pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ³³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong) food courier delivering on foot (instead of using motorcycles or bicycles)


意大利

Sino-Xenic (意大利):
* → Vietnamese: Ý Đại Lợi (意大利)

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jiː³³ taːi̯²² lei̯²²/

/i⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/

/i⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li⁵³/

/i²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ɛi²¹³/

/i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/i¹¹⁻⁵³ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/i²¹⁻⁴¹ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

/ɦi²² da⁵⁵ li²¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jiː³³ taːi̯²² lei̯²²/

/i⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/

/i⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li⁵³/

/i²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ɛi²¹³/

/i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/i¹¹⁻⁵³ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/i²¹⁻⁴¹ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

/ɦi²² da⁵⁵ li²¹/

Borrowed from English Italy. Attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

1891, 薛福成 [Xue Fucheng], 出使英法義比四國日記, volume 1, page 33:

Chǒu zhèng, guò Yìdàlì zhī Nábōlì hǎi kǒu. Xī Xǔ Zhúyún xīngshǐ yóucǐ dēng'àn, chéng huǒchē zhì Bólíng. Nábōlì xīběi yībǎi èrshí yánglǐ, jí Yìdàlì zhī Luómǎ dūchéng yě.

丑正，過意大利之拿波利海口。昔許竹篔星使由此登岸，乘火車至伯靈。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之羅馬都城也。

丑正，过意大利之拿波利海口。昔许竹筼星使由此登岸，乘火车至伯灵。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之罗马都城也。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)


甲基磺酰胺

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄢˋ

ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄢ

цзяцзи хуансяньань

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, organic chemistry) methanesulfonamide (CH₃SO₂NH₂)


大工

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/


使令

/siː³⁵ lɪŋ²²/

/sɐi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²²/

/siː³⁵ lɪŋ²²/

/sɐi̯³⁵ lɪŋ²²/

1991 May 29, 薛浩然 [Kingsley Sit Ho-yin], parliamentary debates (Legislative Council), page 1672:

[…] secondly, perhaps resulting in greivances due to inflation.

dai⁶ ji⁶, ho² nang⁴ jau⁴ jyu¹ tung¹ fo³ paang⁴ zoeng³ ji⁴ sai² ling⁶ mun⁵ fuk¹ lou⁴ sou¹.

第二，可能由於通貨膨脹而使令滿腹牢騷。

第二，可能由于通货膨胀而使令满腹牢骚。

2009 March 20, 香港理工大學應用社會科學系, quotee, “Appendix, 「鄰近地區博彩業迅速擴張下，香港人參與賭博活動最新形貌與防治問題賭博服務發展」評估研究報告”, in 有關緩減賭博問題的措施的推行情況 (立法會民政事務委員會), 2.3.2:

Moreover, note that the polarized data shows that there are respectively 5.2% and 6.8% [of respondents] stating that the pertaining adverstisement causes them to "further desire" and "further not desire" participating in gambling activities.

ci² ngoi⁶, zik⁶ dak¹ zyu³ ji³ dik¹ loeng⁵ gik⁶ faa³ sou³ geoi³ hin² si⁶ fan¹ bit⁶ jau⁵ 5.2% kap⁶ 6.8% biu² si⁶ jau⁵ gwaan¹ gwong² gou³ sai² ling⁶ taa¹ mun⁴ “gang³ soeng²” kap⁶ “gang³ bat¹ soeng²” caam¹ jyu⁶ dou² bok³ wut⁶ dung⁶.

此外，值得注意的兩極化數據顯示分別有5.2%及6.8%表示有關廣告使令他們「更想」及「更不想」參與賭博活動。

此外，值得注意的两极化数据显示分别有5.2%及6.8%表示有关广告使令他们「更想」及「更不想」参与赌博活动。


收兵

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/siu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

;“to attract members of the opposite sex”

(Hong Kong, slang, neologism) to attract members of the opposite sex so that they would do anything to pursue you


警犬

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³⁵ hyːn³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³⁵ hyːn³⁵/


內庭

/neɪ̯⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/nɔːi̯²² tʰɪŋ²¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/nɔːi̯²² tʰɪŋ²¹/

內庭聆訊

内庭聆讯

(Hong Kong, law) camera; chambers (judge's private office)


富豪

Phono-semantic matching of English Volvo.

psm

/fu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/hu²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/hu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/

/hu²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/hu²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/

/pu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hau⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/hu²¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/hu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho²⁴/

/hu²¹⁻⁵³ ho¹³/

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ ho²⁴/

/hu²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ²³/

/pu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hau⁵⁵/


熒光筆

/iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

/iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵/


懲罰

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fä³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fɐt̚²/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚¹²¹/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚⁴/

/tʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ huek̚⁴/

/tʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚⁴/

/zən²² vaʔ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ fä³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ fɐt̚²/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huat̚²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² huat̚¹²¹/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ huat̚⁴/

/tʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ huek̚⁴/

/tʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚⁴/

/zən²² vaʔ⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong, neologism) to patronize a shop percieved as supportive of the pro-democracy movement


戶口

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯¹/

/wuː²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ˈfu¹¹ kʰiɛu²¹³/

/hɔ²² kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔ²¹ kʰau⁴⁴⁵/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ kʰau⁴¹/

/hɔ²² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵²/

/vu²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯¹/

/wuː²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ˈfu¹¹ kʰiɛu²¹³/

/hɔ²² kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔ²¹ kʰau⁴⁴⁵/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ kʰau⁴¹/

/hɔ²² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵²/

/vu²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

銀行戶口

银行户口


蝗蟲

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

/xuaŋ²¹ t͡sʰoŋ²¹/

/xuɑŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰuŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/xuaŋ²¹ tʰɔŋ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦuɑ̃²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/ɸan¹³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/ɸan¹³ t͡sən¹³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

/xuaŋ²¹ t͡sʰoŋ²¹/

/xuɑŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰuŋ⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/xuaŋ²¹ tʰɔŋ³³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦuɑ̃²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/ɸan¹³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/ɸan¹³ t͡sən¹³/

(Hong Kong, slang, derogatory, offensive) mainland Chinese; mainlander


世運

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ wɐn²²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³³ wɐn²²/

(Hong Kong, informal, dated) Olympic Games


上載

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/

(chiefly Hong Kong, transitive, computing) to upload


黑客

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤɻ⁵¹/

/hek̚²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ²/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤɻ⁵¹/

/hek̚²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ²/

Phono-semantic matching of English hacker.


過山車

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) rollercoaster


西蘭花

/ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ le³³ ho²¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹ faː⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ le³³ ho²¹/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore) broccoli


熒光

/iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, physics) fluorescence

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) fluorescent light


哈薩克斯坦

ㄏㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄊㄢˇ

ㄏㄚ ㄙㄚ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄊㄢˇ

Хасакэсытань

/xä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xä⁵⁵ sä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː⁵⁵ saːt̚³ hɐk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʰaːn³⁵/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan⁵³/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan⁵³/

/ha(ʔ)⁵ sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³ tʰan⁵⁵⁴/

/xä⁵⁵ sä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː⁵⁵ saːt̚³ hɐk̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʰaːn³⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)

(relational; Mainland China, Hong Kong) of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstani


厄瓜多爾

ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄦˇ

/ˀɤ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aːk̚⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

/iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kua³³ tɔ³³ nĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ⁴¹/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zĩ⁵³/

/ˀɤ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aːk̚⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

/iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kua³³ tɔ³³ nĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ⁴¹/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zĩ⁵³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Ecuador (a country in South America)


坦桑尼亞

ㄊㄢˇ ㄙㄤ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄊㄢˇ ㄙㄤ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

/tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːn³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔŋ³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

/tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɑŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːn³⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔŋ³³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tanzania (a country in East Africa)


伯利茲

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ³³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ³³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Belize (a country in Central America)


洪都拉斯

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨ ㄌㄚ ㄙ

/xʊŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ³³ la³³ sɯ³³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔ³³ la³³ sɯ³³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Honduras (a country in Central America)


塞浦路斯

ㄙㄞˋ ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄙ

/saɪ̯⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰou̯³⁵ lou̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰou̯²¹ lou̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/set̚² pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɯ³³/

/se³³ pʰu⁵⁵ lu³³ sz̩²¹/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰou̯³⁵ lou̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰou̯²¹ lou̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/set̚² pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ lu⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɯ³³/

/se³³ pʰu⁵⁵ lu³³ sz̩²¹/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


孟加拉國

ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/mɛiŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ l̃aʔ⁵⁻²¹ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³ la³³ kɔk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/mã²² ka⁵⁵ la³³ koʔ²¹/

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/biɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³ la³³ kɔk̚⁵/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/mã²² ka⁵⁵ la³³ koʔ²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore) Bangladesh (a country in South Asia)


偉哥

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤɻ⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯¹³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤɻ⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯¹³ kɔː⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English Viagra.

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, informal) Viagra


拖把

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ paː³⁵/

/tʰua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/

/tʰo³³⁻²³ pa⁵²/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ paː³⁵/

/tʰua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/

/tʰo³³⁻²³ pa⁵²/

2023 April 26, “院內發現內地兩腳電插口 專家：港電器需轉插頭有危險”, in 明報 [Ming Pao]:

The waiting area of the radiology department is fitted with sofas and tables. The tabletops are placed with power strips that are plugged with chargers for patients to use.

fong³ se⁶ bou⁶ dang² hau⁶ keoi¹ cit³ jau⁵ so¹ faa³⁻² wo⁴ toi⁴⁻², toi⁴⁻² mi⁶⁻² fong³ zi³ caap³ jau⁵ cung¹ din⁶ hei³ dik¹ to¹ baa² gung¹ beng⁶ jan⁴ si² jung⁶

放射部等候區設有梳化和枱，枱面放置插有充電器的拖把供病人使用

放射部等候区设有梳化和枱，枱面放置插有充电器的拖把供病人使用

(Hong Kong) Misspelling of 拖板 (“power strip”).


新西蘭

Calque of English New Zealand. Attested as early as 1838, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛ⁵⁵ l̃aŋ⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/sin³³⁻²¹ si³³⁻²¹ lan²³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi³³ le²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛ⁵⁵ l̃aŋ⁵³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/sin³³⁻²¹ si³³⁻²¹ lan²³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi³³ le²¹/

1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, Macao: S.W. Williams, page 419:

New Zealand is distant from New Holland about fifteen degrees.

san¹ sai¹ laan⁴ jau⁴ san¹ ho⁴ laan⁴ dung¹ jyut⁶ joeng⁴ joek³ sap⁶ ng⁵ dou⁶ ji⁴ zi³

新西蘭由新荷蘭東越洋約十五度而至

新西兰由新荷兰东越洋约十五度而至

1857, “地震火山論”, in Alexander Wylie, editor, 六合叢談 [Shanghae Serial], volume 6, page 2; republished 官板刪定本 edition, volume 6, 竪川三之橋, (Please provide a date or year), pages 2–3:

There are also volcanoes among the archipelagos of the Pacific Ocean, such as New Zealand and the Sandwich Islands.

Tàipíngyáng qúndǎo zhōng, yì yǒu huǒshān, rú Xīnxīlán Sānwéisī děng dǎo.

太平洋群島中，亦有火山，如新西蘭三維斯等島。

太平洋群岛中，亦有火山，如新西兰三维斯等岛。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


黑山

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ san⁴⁴/

/hiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ san⁴⁴/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ san⁴⁴/

/hiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ san⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


維他命

/weɪ̯³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʰaː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

/vi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁵⁵ min³¹/

/mi⁵³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))la⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²⁴²/

/ui²³⁻³³ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²⁴⁻²² tʰa⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/i²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin⁴¹/

/bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin⁵³/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰa³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʰaː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

/vi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁵⁵ min³¹/

/mi⁵³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))la⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²⁴²/

/ui²³⁻³³ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²⁴⁻²² tʰa⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/ui²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/i²³⁻³³ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

/bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin⁴¹/

/bi⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin⁵³/

/d͡zui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰa³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English vitamin.

Remember to eat more apples to get more vitamins.

Jìde duō chī píngguǒ ò, bǔchōng wéitāmìng.

記得多吃蘋果哦，補充維他命。

记得多吃苹果哦，补充维他命。

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong, dated or dialectal in Mainland China) vitamin


加沙

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)


杜拜

/tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Dubai (the capital city of Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates)


阿塞拜疆語

ㄚ ㄙㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄩˇ

асайбайцзянъюй

/ˀä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ paːi̯³³ kœːŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

/aː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ paːi̯³³ kœːŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Azerbaijani language; Azeri language (spoken in Azerbaijan)


佛羅里達

ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/fɐt̚² lɔː²¹ lei̯¹³ taːt̚²/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/fɐt̚² lɔː²¹ lei̯¹³ taːt̚²/

The University of North Florida, United States, announces the closure of the Confucius Institute.

Měiguó Běi Fóluólǐdá Dàxué xuānbù guānbì Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn.

美國北佛羅里達大學宣布關閉孔子學院。

美国北佛罗里达大学宣布关闭孔子学院。

(～州) (Mainland China, Hong Kong) Florida (a state of the United States)


手提電話

ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

шоути дяньхуа

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ tiːn²² waː²²⁻³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ tiːn²² waː²²⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, dated) mobile phone (Classifier: 部 m c)


奧巴馬

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ou̯³³ paː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ou̯³³ paː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

From English Obama, from Luo obam (“to lean or bend”).

The historic election of the US’s first black president, Barack Obama, marked an epoch in the history of American democracy.

2008: 周琪 (Zhou Qi), 【美国大选观察】奥巴马为什么大胜？ ([Observations on the American Elections] Why did Obama have a great victory?)

Měiguó zhōngyú chǎnshēng le lìshǐ shàng dì yī wèi hēirén zǒngtǒng Bālākè Àobāmǎ, zhè duìyú měiguó de mínzhǔ zhèngzhì jùyǒu huàshídài de yìyì.

美國終於產生了歷史上第一位黑人總統巴拉克·奧巴馬，這對於美國的民主政治具有劃時代的意義。

美国终于产生了历史上第一位黑人总统巴拉克·奥巴马，这对于美国的民主政治具有划时代的意义。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) A transliteration of the English surname Obama


老撾

→ Zhuang: Laujvoh

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʷɔː⁵⁵/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o³³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ o⁴⁴/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

Attested since the Ming dynasty, with the second character pronounced like zhuā. Its usage was gradually surpassed by 寮國, until it was reintroduced as the official name for Laos in the 1950s by PRC marshal Chen Yi. The wō pronunciation for the second character is relatively recent (from the 1960s), most likely since 老撾 as a whole was re-interpreted as a transcription of Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).
The first character 老 (lǎo) is from Lao ລາວ (lāo), the autonym of the Lao people.
The origin of the second character is less clear:
* According to Dianlüe (滇略), written by the Ming dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhe (謝肇淛), 撾 is a corruption of 爪 (zhuǎ, “animal claws (which the Lao people used as ornaments)”).
* Alternatively, modern writer Cai Wencong (蔡文欉) postulates that 撾 comes from Lao ຊວາ (suā, “Sua, the ancient name of Luang Prabang”).

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(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)

Chen Yi (marshal)
Ming dynasty
Muang Sua


資訊

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ sɵn³³/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ sin¹¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ sɵn³³/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ sin¹¹/

to strive to provide accurate and reliable information

竭力提供準確而可靠的資訊

竭力提供准确而可靠的资讯


本地人

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/pən⁵³ ti²¹³ zən²¹/

/pəŋ⁵³ ti⁴⁵ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/pən³³ di⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/pən⁵³ ti²¹³ zən²¹/

/pəŋ⁵³ ti⁴⁵ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/pən³³ di⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/


文件

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/bun²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²³⁻³³ kiã³³/

/bun¹³⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ kiã³³/

/vən²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/

/wən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/bun²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²³⁻³³ kiã³³/

/bun¹³⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ kiã³³/

/vən²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, computing) (computer) file; document (Classifier: 個／个 m)


軟件

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiã²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã³⁵/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiã²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã³⁵/

即時通訊軟件

即时通讯软件

Internet censorship circumvention software

翻牆軟件

翻墙软件

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) software (Classifier: 個／个 m; 套 m)

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, figurative) thoughts, laws, systems, ideologies, etc. in a society


家鄉

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ka²⁴⁻¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ka³³ hiɔŋ³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/

/ke³³⁻²³ hĩẽ³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ hĩõ³³/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ ɕi̯æn³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/ka²⁴⁻¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ka³³ hiɔŋ³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/

/ke³³⁻²³ hĩẽ³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ hĩõ³³/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠³³ ɕi̯æn³³/

(Hong Kong, finance, of a stock) purchase price


危地馬拉

ㄨㄟ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄚ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²¹ tei̯²² maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɡui²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la³³/

/ɡui¹³⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ la⁴⁴/

/ɡui²⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ la⁴⁴/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²¹ tei̯²² maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɡui²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la³³/

/ɡui¹³⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ la⁴⁴/

/ɡui²⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ la⁴⁴/

Attested as early as 1844 in 萬國地理全集 by German missionary Karl Gützlaff. For the use of the character 危 (wēi) to transcribe the first syllable of Guatemala, compare 危尼, the translation of Guinea in the same work.

1848, 徐繼畬 [Xu Jiyu], editor, 瀛寰志略, volume 10, page 6:

Dài Mòxīgē pàn Xībānyá, Wēidìmǎlā fù Mòxīgē. Hòu Mòxīgē fèi guówáng, Wēidìmǎlā yú Dàoguāng sì nián zìlì wéi guó, bù shǔyú Mòxīgē. Jìnnián fēn wéi wǔ guó, gè tuī guānsī lǐshì, bù lì guówáng.

迨墨西哥畔西班牙，危地馬拉附墨西哥。後墨西哥廢國王，危地馬拉於道光四年自立為國，不屬於墨西哥。近年分為五國，各推官司理事，不立國王。

迨墨西哥畔西班牙，危地马拉附墨西哥。后墨西哥废国王，危地马拉于道光四年自立为国，不属于墨西哥。近年分为五国，各推官司理事，不立国王。

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Guatemala (a country in Central America)


塞拉利昂

ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄤˊ

/saɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ²⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ¹³/

/sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ la³³ li⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔŋ²⁴/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ lei̯²² ŋɔːŋ²¹/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ²⁴/

/sai²¹⁻⁵³ la⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ¹³/

/sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ la³³ li⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔŋ²⁴/

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)


乍得

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/t͡saː³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/t͡sa²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sɛ²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/t͡saː³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/t͡sa²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/t͡sɛ²²⁻²¹ tiɪk̚³²/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore) Chad (a country in Central Africa)


突尼斯

/tʰu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐt̚² nei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/tut̚²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/tut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tut̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tʰu⁵⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰu³⁵ ni³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐt̚² nei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵/

/tut̚²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/tut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tut̚⁴⁻³² nĩ²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tunisia (a country in North Africa)


廢水

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/hui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐi̯³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/hui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hong Kong and Macau, Cantonese) hand-shaken beverage


也門

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/ia⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mun¹¹/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun¹³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/ia⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mun¹¹/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun¹³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


阿塞拜疆

ㄚ ㄙㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

/ˀä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ paːi̯³³ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ pai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɔŋ³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ pai²¹⁻⁵³ kiaŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵ səʔ³³ pa³³ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ paːi̯³³ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ pai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɔŋ³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ pai²¹⁻⁵³ kiaŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵ səʔ³³ pa³³ t͡ɕiã²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


沙特阿拉伯

→ Zhuang: Sahdwz Ahlahbwz

ㄕㄚ ㄊㄜˋ ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ

/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ tɐk̚² aː³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ paːk̚³/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² piɪk̚³²/

/sɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ piɪk̚³²/

/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ tɐk̚² aː³³ laːi̯⁵⁵ paːk̚³/

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


阿聯酋

→ Zhuang: Ahlenzciuz

/ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/aː³³ lyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/aː³³ lyːn²¹ jɐu̯²¹/

Short for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國／阿拉伯联合酋长国 (Ālābó Liánhé Qiúzhǎngguó).

zh-etym-short

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) UAE, United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


本科

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/puːn³⁵ fɔː⁵⁵/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁴⁴/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰə³³/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰue³³/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/puːn³⁵ fɔː⁵⁵/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ⁴⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁴⁴/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰə³³/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰue³³/

本科學位

本科学位

(chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) undergraduate course


超人

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong) Li Ka-shing (business and property magnate who has long been the richest person of Hong Kong)


感化院

ㄍㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄢˋ

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

(dated or Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) reform school


地盤

/ti⁵¹ pʰän³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ pʰɑɻ³⁵/

/te⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ puã²³/

/te²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/tue²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/

/ti¹¹ pũã⁵⁵/

/ti⁵¹ pʰän³⁵/

/ti⁵¹ pʰɑɻ³⁵/

/te⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ puã²³/

/te²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/tue²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/

/ti¹¹ pũã⁵⁵/


埃塞俄比亞

ㄞ ㄙㄞˋ ㄜˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵¹/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ ŋɔː²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ ŋɔː²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo¹³⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴/

/ai³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a³³/

/i⁵⁵ se³³ ŋu³³ pi³³ ia²¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵¹/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ ŋɔː²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ ŋɔː²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo¹³⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² sai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴⁻²² pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴/

/ai³³ sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a³³/

/i⁵⁵ se³³ ŋu³³ pi³³ ia²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)


肯尼亞

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐŋ³⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/kʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐŋ³⁵ nei̯²¹ aː³³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/kʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a³³/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Kenya (a country in East Africa)


萬象

Phono-semantic matching of Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan). 萬象 literally means “ten thousand elephants”, analogous to 瀾滄／澜沧 (Láncāng, “Lan Xang”) which also means “million elephants” in Lao.

psm

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

/ve²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaŋ²²/

/ve²² ʑiã⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) Vientiane (a city, the capital city of Laos)


大字報

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (大字報):
* → Japanese: 大(だい)字(じ)報(ほう) (daijihō)
* → Korean: 대자보(大字報) (daejabo)
* → Vietnamese: đại tự báo (大字報)

desc

→ Arabic: دَازِيبَاو (dāzībāw)

→ Arabic: دَازِيبَاو (dāzībāw)

English: → dazibao, → big-character poster (calque)

→ French: dazibao

→ Hungarian: tacepao

→ Italian: dazibao

→ Russian: дацзыба́о (daczybáo)

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²² pou̯³³/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²² pou̯³³/

2020 February 10, “疑妹妹欠万新元高利贷 狮城大耳窿越堤追债”, in 《诗华日报》:

She revealed that December 10 last year, at around 6:30 am, when she was about to go out, she discovered that someone splashed red paint on the garage door at her home in Taman Bukit Mewah. Two cars, parked at the frontyard of the house and on the roadside outside of the house were also met with disaster. The culprits left a notice, threatening that if the victim would not ask her sister to come out and pay her debt, they would burn the victim's whole house down next time.

Tā pīlù, qùnián 12 yuè 10 rì zǎoshàng 6 shí 30 fēn Xǔ zhèng dǎsuàn chūmén shí, què fāxiàn wèiyú Měiyǎ Huāyuán de zhùjiā chēfáng tiěmén zāo rén pō hóngqī, tíngfàng zài wūzi qiántíng jí wūwài lùpáng de liǎng liàng chē dōu zāoyāng, zhàoshìzhě gèng liúxià dàzìbào wēixié ruò shìzhǔ bù jiào mèimei chūlái huánqián, xiàcì huì bǎ shìzhǔ zhěng jiān jiā shāodiào.

她披露，去年12月10日早上6时30分许正打算出门时，却发现位于美雅花园的住家车房铁门遭人泼红漆，停放在屋子前庭及屋外路旁的两辆车都遭殃，肇事者更留下大字报威胁若事主不叫妹妹出来还钱，下次会把事主整间家烧掉。

她披露，去年12月10日早上6時30分許正打算出門時，卻發現位於美雅花園的住家車房鐵門遭人潑紅漆，停放在屋子前庭及屋外路旁的兩輛車都遭殃，肇事者更留下大字報威脅若事主不叫妹妹出來還錢，下次會把事主整間家燒掉。

(Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) notice put up by debt collectors outside debtor's home or workplace


第比利斯

ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ

/ti⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐi̯²² pei̯³⁵ lei̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² sɯ³³/

/ti⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tɐi̯²² pei̯³⁵ lei̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/te²²⁻²¹ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² sɯ³³/

Borrowed from Georgian თბილისი (tbilisi).

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Tbilisi (a city, the capital city of Georgia)


盧旺達

/lu³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/lou̯²¹ wɔːŋ²² taːt̚²/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tat̚²⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻²² ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tat̚¹²¹/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tat̚⁴/

/lu³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/lou̯²¹ wɔːŋ²² taːt̚²/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tat̚²⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻²² ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tat̚¹²¹/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tat̚⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Rwanda (a country in East Africa)


馬爾代夫

ㄇㄚˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄨ

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵/

/mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² hu³³/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵/

/mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² hu³³/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


閣樓

/kɤ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ lɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lau²³/

/koʔ³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

/kɤ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ lɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kɔːk̚³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lau²³/

/koʔ³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong) mezzanine (intermediate floor)


學位

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/houʔ⁵⁻²¹ ui²⁴²/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui²²/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² ui⁴¹/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui²²/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui³³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui³³/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/houʔ⁵⁻²¹ ui²⁴²/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui²²/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² ui⁴¹/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui²²/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui³³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² ui³³/


幼兒園

/joʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ jiː²¹ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/jiu³³ ᵑɡei²² jᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i¹¹ ian¹¹/

/iəu⁴⁵ əɻ¹¹ ye¹¹/

/iu⁵⁵ œ²¹ xuiŋ³³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi¹³⁻²² uan¹³/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ zi²³⁻³³ hŋ̍²³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/ĩũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ⁵⁵/

/iɤ³³ ɦəl⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

/i̯əu̯⁴⁵ ɤ̞¹³ y̯ẽ¹³/

/joʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/jɐu̯³³ jiː²¹ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/jiu³³ ᵑɡei²² jᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ i¹¹ ian¹¹/

/iəu⁴⁵ əɻ¹¹ ye¹¹/

/iu⁵⁵ œ²¹ xuiŋ³³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi¹³⁻²² uan¹³/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ zi²³⁻³³ hŋ̍²³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ li²⁴⁻¹¹ hŋ̍²⁴/

/ĩũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ⁵⁵/

/iɤ³³ ɦəl⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

/i̯əu̯⁴⁵ ɤ̞¹³ y̯ẽ¹³/

幼稚園

Southeast Asia; dated or dialectal in Mainland China


解像度

ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄨˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/

/kaːi̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² tou̯²²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/

/kaːi̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² tou̯²²/

(Hong Kong, computing, photography) resolution (of an image or display)


薛定諤的貓

ㄒㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄠ

Сюэдинъэ дэ мао

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/siːt̚³ tɪŋ²² ŋɔːk̚² tɪk̚⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/siːt̚³ tɪŋ²² ŋɔːk̚² tɪk̚⁵ maːu̯⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Schrödinger's cat


多哈

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ haː⁵⁵/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² haʔ³²/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xä⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ haː⁵⁵/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² haʔ³²/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Doha (the capital and largest city of Qatar)


紐西蘭

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/nɐu̯¹³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/niũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/nɐu̯¹³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ laːn²¹/

/liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/niũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

Xiàn jì huárén qiáojū Xīnjīnshān gè bù zhě yǐ yǒu sì wàn rén, yòu yǒu zài Dǎshìmǐníyà yǔ Niǔxīlán liǎng dǎo zhě yuē sì wàn qī qiān rén.

現計華人僑居新金山各埠者已有四萬人，又有在打士米尼亞與紐西蘭兩島者約四萬七千人。

现计华人侨居新金山各埠者已有四万人，又有在打士米尼亚与纽西兰两岛者约四万七千人。

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore) New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


深切

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/


吊車

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰia³³/


三級片

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋㄦ

саньцзипяньр

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/se⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ pʰi²¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/se⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ pʰi²¹/

From the Hong Kong motion picture rating system. Category III films are for persons aged 18 and older only.

(by extension, chiefly Hong Kong) film containing explicit content; X-rated movie


乙酰

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, organic chemistry) acetyl group


衡州

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong, uncommon) (～郡) Hampshire (a county of England)


國內

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ nɔːi̯²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai³³/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʷɔːk̚³ nɔːi̯²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lai³³/


代議士

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² jiː¹³ siː²²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²⁻²¹ su²²/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² ɡi⁴¹⁻²² su⁴¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²⁻²¹ su²²/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³⁻¹¹ su³³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ ɡi³³⁻²¹ su³³/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² jiː¹³ siː²²/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²⁻²¹ su²²/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² ɡi⁴¹⁻²² su⁴¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ ɡi²²⁻²¹ su²²/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³⁻¹¹ su³³/

/tai³³⁻²¹ ɡi³³⁻²¹ su³³/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 代(だい)議(ぎ)士(し) (daigishi).

wasei kango

民意代表 民意代表#Chinese

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Synonym of 民意代表 (mínyì dàibiǎo, “elected representative”)


阿媽

/aː³³ maː¹³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/a³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

/aː³³ maː¹³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/a³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

阿妈
阿妈
阿嬤
俺媽
俺嬤
阿罵
阿妈
阿馬
阿瑪

(Hong Kong, chiefly Tanka Cantonese, Weitou Cantonese, Hakka, religion) An epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu - 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

chiefly Tanka Cantonese; Weitou Cantonese; chiefly Tanka Cantonese; Weitou Cantonese


硬件

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ŋaːŋ²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kiã²²/

/ŋĩ²² kiã²²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kiã²²/

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ŋaːŋ²² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kiã²²/

/ŋĩ²² kiã²²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kiã²²/

硬件實現

硬件实现

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) hardware

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, figurative) infrastructure


蝗軍

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong, chiefly Cantonese, derogatory) immigrants from mainland China


天秤

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³/


機械人

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²² jɐn²¹/


官方

/ku̯än⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kᵘɔn³³ fɔŋ³³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã³³ hɔŋ³³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kũã³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/

/kuø⁵⁵ fɑ̃²¹/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuːn⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kᵘɔn³³ fɔŋ³³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã³³ hɔŋ³³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kũã³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/

/kuø⁵⁵ fɑ̃²¹/

本條例對官方具約束力。

本条例对官方具约束力。

government
(Hong Kong, law, historical) Crown


桌球

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sœːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/to²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³/

/tɵ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sœːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/to²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³/

/tɵ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/

(southern Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore) snookers; billiards


標籤

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/

/pʰiau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiaŋ³³/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵/

/pʰiau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiaŋ³³/


科長

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/kʰə³³ tiũ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃⁵³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/

/kʰə³³ tiũ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁵³/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃⁵³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/

(Hong Kong, education) subject monitor (a student leader who oversees matters related to a particular subject, such as collection of homework)


舊金山

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (舊金山):
* → Vietnamese: Cựu Kim Sơn (舊金山)

Цзюцзиньшань

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯²² kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯u⁵⁵ kim²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/ku²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² kim³³ suã³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/ku³³⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯²² kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯u⁵⁵ kim²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/ku²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² kim³³ suã³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/ku³³⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

The name refers to the gold rush in the 19th century, and "old" is in comparison to the "New Gold Mountain" (新金山 (Xīnjīnshān)) of Melbourne, Australia. (金山 (jīnshān) is being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)

1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記, 廣智書局, published 1907, page 192:

From all the societies I have seen in the world, there is no society as disorderly as the Chinese community in San Francisco. Why so? It's because of freedom.

Wú guān quán dìqiú zhī shèhuì, wèi yǒu língluàn yú Jiùjīnshān zhī huárén zhě. Cǐ hé yǐ gù? Yuē zìyóu ěr.

吾觀全地球之社會，未有凌亂於舊金山之華人者。此何以故？曰自由耳。

吾观全地球之社会，未有凌乱于旧金山之华人者。此何以故？曰自由耳。

Chinese workers and merchants living abroad in the New and Old Gold Mountains, Hawaii, Singapore, Penang Island, Cuba and Peru numbered at least millions. Their home letters often failed to reach their hometowns ten years after being sent, since the mail company had the custom of intercepting mails sent to non-treaty powers.

1929, Zhao Erxun, "Draft History of Qing"

Zhōngguó gōngshāng lǚjū Xīn Jiù jīnshān, Tánxiāngshān, Xīnjiāpō, Bīnlángyǔ, Gǔbā, Mìlǔ zhě, bùxià shù bǎiwàn rén, wǎngwǎng yǒu yī zhǐ jiāshū shí nián bù dá zhě, yuán yóuhuì yǒu kòuzǔ wúyuēguó wénhán zhī lì yě.

中國工商旅居新舊金山、檀香山、新嘉坡、檳榔嶼、古巴、秘魯者，不下數百萬人，往往有一紙家書十年不達者，緣郵會有扣阻無約國文函之例也。

中国工商旅居新旧金山、檀香山、新嘉坡、槟榔屿、古巴、秘鲁者，不下数百万人，往往有一纸家书十年不达者，缘邮会有扣阻无约国文函之例也。

(chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan, dated in Hong Kong) San Francisco (a city in California, United States)


塞壬

/saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐm²¹/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐm²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, mythology) siren


硬碟

/iŋ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ tiap̚⁴/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tiap̚⁴/

/iŋ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ tiap̚⁴/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tiap̚⁴/

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) hard disk; hard drive


有蓋

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɔːi̯³³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɔːi̯³³/

有蓋操場

有盖操场

(Hong Kong, attributive, of locations) covered


山頂

Sino-Xenic (山頂):
* → Japanese: 山頂(さんちょう) (sanchō)
* → Korean: 산정(山頂) (sanjeong)

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

(Hong Kong, figuratively) seats at the furthest back in stadiums, theaters, etc.


山頂

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island#English

(Hong Kong, informal) Victoria Peak; The Peak (a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island)


綜合症

ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄥˋ

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐp̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐp̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐp̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐp̚² t͡sɪŋ³³/

(pathology, Hong Kong, Singapore) syndrome


㗅

(Mainland China Internet slang) to talk nonsense


法令

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɪŋ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɪŋ⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ liɪŋ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ³³/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɪŋ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɪŋ⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ liɪŋ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ liɪŋ³³/

在本條中，《官方機密法令》指聯合王國的《1911至1989年官方機密法令》及根據該等法令訂立的任何規例或命令。 [MSC, trad.]
在本条中，《官方机密法令》指联合王国的《1911至1989年官方机密法令》及根据该等法令订立的任何规例或命令。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài běn tiáo zhōng, “guānfāng jīmì fǎlìng” zhǐ liánhéwángguó de “1911 zhì 1989 nián guānfāng jīmì fǎlìng” jí gēnjù gāi děng fǎlìng dìnglì de rènhé guīlì huò mìnglìng. [Pinyin]

Section 27(4), Official Secrets Ordinance (Cap. 521)

In this section, Official Secrets Acts means the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 of the United Kingdom and any regulations or orders made thereunder.

law; decree; statute; act; ordinance; regulation; order (Classifier: 條／条 m)

(Hong Kong, law) act of parliament of the United Kingdom


巨無霸

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/

/kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/

/d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/

/kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/

/d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

Attested in the Book of the Later Han; see the Etymology section at 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà).

zh-l

巨毋霸 (jùwúbà)

巨無霸指數

巨无霸指数

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Big Mac (hamburger from McDonald's)


內地

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² tei̯²²/

/lai³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/lai²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/lue³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² tei̯²²/

/lai³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/lai²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/lue³³⁻²¹ te³³/