山藩市

/ʂän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Then, 17 years before the Minguo era, he went to San Francisco, United States. He conducted business by day, and he studied the Western language by night. At this time, he was only 12 years of age.

1912 September 11, 中國大飛行家馮如君行狀, in Shun Pao (《申報》)

suì yú Mínguó jìyuán qián shíqī nián fù Měiguó Shānfānshì rì zuò yíngshēng yè xí Xīwén shìshí nián jǐn shí'èr

遂於民國紀元前十七年赴美國山藩市日作營生夜習西文是時年僅十二

遂于民国纪元前十七年赴美国山藩市日作营生夜习西文是时年仅十二

Our bank is located at the junction of Market Street and Grant Avenue of San Francisco.

1913, International Chinese Business Directory of the World for the Year 1913 (《萬國寄信便覽》), page 94

本銀行設在山藩市之瑪杰.^街即夾固連亞運由

本银行设在山藩市之玛杰.^街即夹固连亚运由

Song Zongfang, a Chinese, has arrived in town from Switzerland yesterday. He is residing in the San Francisco Grand Hotel and plans to return to his country by ship in twelve days.

1916 August 14, 中國記者之時局談, in The Chinese Times (《大漢公報》), page 3

Zhōngguórén Sòng Zōngfāng zuó yóu Ruìshìguó dǐ běnbù yùjū Shānfānshì Dà lǚguǎn nǐ yú shí'èr rì fù chuán guīguó.

中國人宋宗芳昨由瑞士國抵本埠寓居山藩市大旅舘擬於十二日附船歸國。

中国人宋宗芳昨由瑞士国抵本埠寓居山藩市大旅馆拟于十二日附船归国。

(～埠) (obsolete) Alternative form of 三藩市 (Sānfānshì, “San Francisco (a city in California, United States)”)


山多寫

/ʂän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ sɛː³⁵/

/san³³ ᵘɔ³³ ɬiɛ⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ sɛː³⁵/

/san³³ ᵘɔ³³ ɬiɛ⁵⁵/

(～埠) Alternative form of 山多些 (Shānduōxiē): (obsolete) San Jose (a city in California, United States)


巴國

/pä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/pä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/


山多些

/ʂän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ sɛː⁵⁵/

/san³³ ᵘɔ³³ ɬiɛ³³/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ sɛː⁵⁵/

/san³³ ᵘɔ³³ ɬiɛ³³/

1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 36:

^山多寫^考活.^摩^律師

^山多写^考活.^摩^律师

(～埠) (obsolete) San Jose (a city in California, United States)


紐瓦克

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋ

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ŋaː¹³ hɐk̚⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ŋaː¹³ hɐk̚⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Newark (a city in New Jersey, United States)


國會山

ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢ

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Capitol Hill (a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States)


占美加

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

(dated) Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


卡技利

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ kei̯²² lei̯²²/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ kei̯²² lei̯²²/

(dated) Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)


多朗度

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ¹³ tou̯²²/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ¹³ tou̯²²/

(obsolete) Toronto (a city, the provincial capital of Ontario, Canada)


杜郎度

/tu⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/tou̯²² lɔːŋ²¹ tou̯²²/

/tu⁵¹ lɑŋ³⁵ tu⁵¹/

/tou̯²² lɔːŋ²¹ tou̯²²/


柯度和

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tu⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ tou̯²² wɔː²¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tu⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ tou̯²² wɔː²¹/

Borrowed from English Ottawa, via Cantonese.

(obsolete) Ottawa (a city, the capital city of Canada)


點問頓

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

Дяньвэньдунь

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/tiːm³⁵ mɐn²² tɵn²²/

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/tiːm³⁵ mɐn²² tɵn²²/

(dated or Taishanese) Edmonton (a city, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada)


巴梳

/paː⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

(dated) El Paso (a city in Texas, United States)


下加州

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/haː²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/haː²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/


下加省

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄥˇ

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² kaː⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² kaː⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

(dated) Baja California (a state of Mexico)


坎問頓

ㄎㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

Каньвэньдунь

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

(dated) Hamilton (a city in Ontario, Canada)


杜朗度

/tu⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/tou̯²² lɔːŋ¹³ tou̯²²/

/tu⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/tou̯²² lɔːŋ¹³ tou̯²²/


葛打李架

ㄍㄜˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɔːt̚³ taː³⁵ lei̯¹³ kaː³³/

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɔːt̚³ taː³⁵ lei̯¹³ kaː³³/

(～國) (dated) Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


加省

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

(dated) California (a state of the United States)


順拿臘

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ nä³⁵ lä⁵¹/

/sɵn²² naː²¹ laːp̚²/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ nä³⁵ lä⁵¹/

/sɵn²² naː²¹ laːp̚²/


索諾拉

ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄚ

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ nɔːk̚² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ nɔːk̚² laːi̯⁵⁵/


順諾拿

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄚˊ

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ nä³⁵/

/sɵn²² nɔːk̚² naː²¹/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ nä³⁵/

/sɵn²² nɔːk̚² naː²¹/


紐阿連

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

(dated) New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


千里達及多巴哥

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜ

Цяньлида цзи Добагэ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ taːt̚² kʰɐp̚² tɔː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, Macau) Trinidad and Tobago


千里達和多巴哥

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄚˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜ

Цяньлида хэ Добагэ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵ xɤ³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ taːt̚² wɔː²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/


曉士頓

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ siː²² tɵn²²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ siː²² tɵn²²/

(uncommon or local) Houston (a large city in Texas, United States)


斐匿

/feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/

/feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/

(dated) Phoenix (a city, the state capital of Arizona, United States)


芝加高

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(dated) Chicago (a city in Illinois, United States)


夭他

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

(obsolete) (～省) Utah (a state of the United States)


溫地辟

/wən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi⁵¹/

/wən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi⁵¹/

From English Winnipeg, probably via Taishanese.

(dated) (～市, ～埠) Winnipeg (a city, the provincial capital of Manitoba, Canada)


民鐵吾

ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄨˊ

/min³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʰiːt̚³ ŋ̍²¹/

/ᵐbin²² het̚³³ m̩²²/

/min³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʰiːt̚³ ŋ̍²¹/

/ᵐbin²² het̚³³ m̩²²/

(chiefly Taishanese) Manhattan (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


魁北克城

ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄔㄥˊ

Куйбэйкэ Чэн

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)


魁北克市

ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄕˋ

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ siː¹³/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵ siː¹³/


佛州

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɐt̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɐt̚² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Short for 佛羅里達州／佛罗里达州 (Fóluólǐdá Zhōu, “State of Florida”).


布碌崙

/pou̯³³ lʊk̚⁵ lɵn²¹/

/pou̯³³ lʊk̚⁵ lɵn²¹/

布碌崙八大道

布碌仑八大道

(Cantonese) Brooklyn (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


史丹頓島

ㄕˇ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄠˇ

Шиданьдуньдао

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː³⁵ taːn⁵⁵ tɵn²² tou̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː³⁵ taːn⁵⁵ tɵn²² tou̯³⁵/

Staten Island (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


布朗士

/pu⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pou̯³³ lɔːŋ¹³ siː²²/

/pu⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pou̯³³ lɔːŋ¹³ siː²²/

the Bronx (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


芝邑巴

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐp̚⁵ paː⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐp̚⁵ paː⁵⁵/

(～省) (dated) Chiapas (a state of Mexico)


北卡

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

(～州) Short for 北卡羅來納／北卡罗来纳 (Běi-Kǎluóláinà, “North Carolina”).


黴國

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

A pun on 美國／美国 (Měiguó), as the first characters 美 (měi) and 黴／霉 (méi) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.

zh-l

美國／美国 (Měiguó)

(neologism, derogatory, slang) United States


紐奧良

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ou̯³³ lœːŋ²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ou̯³³ lœːŋ²¹/

(Taiwan) New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


明尼亞波利斯

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ

Миннияболисы

/miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ aː³³ pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ aː³³ pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²² siː⁵⁵/

From English Minneapolis, from Dakota mini (“water”) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

(Taiwan) Minneapolis (the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County)


雲城

From clipping of 雲高華 /云高华 (Yúngāohuá) + 城 (chéng, “city”).

/yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

1933 April 25, 大漢公報 [The Chinese Times], page 5:

loi⁶ loi⁴ leoi⁵ gun², cit³ zoi⁶ wan⁴ sing⁴

賚來旅館 設在雲城

赉来旅馆 设在云城

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

(obsolete) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


露國

/lu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/lu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

聖露西亞 聖露西亞#Chinese

圣露西亚 圣露西亚#Chinese

(Taiwan) Synonym of 聖露西亞 /圣露西亚 (Shènglùxīyà): Saint Lucia (a country in the Caribbean)


葛底斯堡

ㄍㄜˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄙ ㄅㄠˇ

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

葛底斯堡戰役

葛底斯堡战役

Gettysburg (a borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States)


冷泉港

ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄤˇ

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor#English

census-designated place
census-designated place

Cold Spring Harbor (a hamlet and census-designated place in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, United States)


加州人

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/


雲埠

/wɐn²¹ fɐu̯²²/

/wɐn²¹ fɐu̯²²/

(obsolete) Short for 雲高華埠／云高华埠 (Yúngāohuá bù, “Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)”).


羅省枝利

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄥˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ saːŋ³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ saːŋ³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

Borrowed from pronunciation in English Los Angeles, itself from Spanish Los Angeles (“The Angels”).

1971, 張朋園, “廣智書局（1901-1915）——維新派文化事業機構之一”, in 近代史研究所集刋, number 2, page 398:

Jù Xīnmín Cóngbào shíbā hào kānzǎi fāfàng gǔxī guǎnggào, Guǎngzhì gǔdōng sànbù hǎinèiwài gèdì, zhǔyào gǔdōng jì yǒu: Héngbīn Huáng Huìzhī, Jiùjīnshān Xiè Xīngchóu, Bōlún Lǐ Měijìn, Bìjiāxuědì Liáng Jù, geláng Xiè Gènchuān, Yùduōlì Lǐ Fújī, Zhēlùdùn Kuàng Liàng, Xiānggǎng Kuàng Shòumín, Tánxiāngshān Zhēn Jǐngyàn, Luóshěngzhīlì Huáng Hànzhī, Shèlù Hú Zhīnán, Bānámǎ Pān Ānmín, Wēngēhuá Yè Xīngnán, Xī Àozhōu Liú Zhāngxuān, Huálì Hào, Běijīng Yǒuzhèng Shūjú, Guǎngzhōu Kāimíng Shūjú děng.

據新民叢報十八號刋載發放股息廣吿，廣智股東散布海內外各地，主要股東計有：橫濱黃慧之，舊金山謝星儔，砵崙李美近，碧加雪地梁鉅，個郞謝艮川，域多利李福基，遮路頓鄺亮，香港鄺壽民，檀香山甄景雁，羅省枝利黃翰之，舍路胡枝南，巴拿馬潘安民，溫哥華葉星南，西澳洲劉章軒，華利號，北京有正書局，廣州開明書局等。

据新民丛报十八号刊载发放股息广告，广智股东散布海内外各地，主要股东计有：横滨黄慧之，旧金山谢星俦，砵仑李美近，碧加雪地梁巨，个郞谢艮川，域多利李福基，遮路顿邝亮，香港邝寿民，檀香山甄景雁，罗省枝利黄翰之，舍路胡枝南，巴拿马潘安民，温哥华叶星南，西澳洲刘章轩，华利号，北京有正书局，广州开明书局等。

(dated) Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


馬瑙斯

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

Manaus (a municipality, the state capital of Amazonas, Brazil)


邁亞美

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːi̯²² aː³³ mei̯¹³/

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːi̯²² aː³³ mei̯¹³/

(Hong Kong) Miami (a city in Florida, United States)


楓葉國

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

Alternative name for 加拿大 (Jiānádà, “Canada (a country in North America)”).


海倫娜

ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄚˋ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ nä⁵¹/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ nä⁵¹/

Helena (a city, the state capital of Montana, United States)


下加利福尼亞

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

Ся Цзялифуния

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

(～州) Baja California (a state of Mexico)


舊西部

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/


西部時代

ㄒㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/


些路

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/

/sɛː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/

/sɛː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/

孫中山, 建國方略之二 物質建設 第三計劃 /建国方略之二 物质建设 第三计划

suǒyǐ wúrén zhī jìngzhēng hǎigǎng, yǒurú Wēngēhuá, Xiēlù, Dǎjīnmá zhě, […]

所以吾人知競爭海港，有如溫哥華、些路、打金麻者，[…]

孫中山, 建國方略之二 物質建設 第三計劃 /建国方略之二 物质建设 第三计划

所以吾人知竞争海港，有如温哥华、些路、打金麻者，[…]

(obsolete) Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


坎拿大

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä³⁵ tä⁵¹/

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä³⁵ tä⁵¹/

(obsolete) Canada (a country in North America)


夏馬頓

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/haː²² maː¹³ tɵn²²/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/haː²² maː¹³ tɵn²²/

Borrowed from English Hamilton, via Cantonese.

(obsolete) Hamilton (a city in New Zealand)


鬍鬚佬

2016 January 16, “闖拉美 CH01 古巴” (31m45s from the start), in 華人移民史, RTHK:

“ng⁵ gau² nin⁴, ni¹ go³ wu⁴ sou¹ lou² lai⁴ zo² lo¹.”

「五九年，呢個鬍鬚佬嚟咗囉。」

「五九年，呢个胡须佬嚟咗啰。」


山姐姑

/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵/

San Diego County
San Diego County#English

(dated) San Diego (a city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States)


三凡市

/sän⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ fän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(obsolete) Alternative form of 三藩市 (Sānfānshì, “San Francisco (a city in California, United States)”)


山旦寸

From English San Antonio or Spanish San Antonio, via Taishanese.

(～埠) (dated) San Antonio (a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States)


康州

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Short for 康涅狄格州 (Kāngnièdígé zhōu) or 康乃狄克州 (Kāngnǎidíkè zhōu).

Connecticut (a state of the United States)


五星上將

ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

у син шанцзян

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sœːŋ³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² t͡sœːŋ³³/

the five-star rank in the US Armed Forces


金山莊

→ English: gam saan jong

→ English: Gold Mountain firm (calque)

цзиньшаньчжуан

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(historical) gam saan jong; Gold Mountain firm


布祿崙

/pou̯³³ lʊk̚² lɵn²¹/

/pou̯³³ lʊk̚² lɵn²¹/

(Cantonese) Brooklyn (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


積彩

(Taishanese) Detroit (a city in Michigan, United States)


檀山

/tʰän³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰän³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

《檀山新報隆記》

《檀山新报隆记》

Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)


曉市頓

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ siː¹³ tɵn²²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ən⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ siː¹³ tɵn²²/

(uncommon or local) Houston (a large city in Texas, United States)


紐約埠

/nɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³ fɐu̯²²/

/nɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³ fɐu̯²²/

1901, 李壬 [Paul Lee Gyim], Chinese-English Elementary Reader and Arithmetic [英語尋源兼算學], page 41:

It arrives at New York City at 7 o'clock the next morning.

ming⁴ ziu¹ cat¹ dim² biu¹ dou³ nau² joek³ fau⁶

明朝七點鏢到紐約埠

明朝七点镖到纽约埠

(obsolete) New York City (a city in New York, United States)


洛埠

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

1989, 李辰雄, 西雅圖隨筆:

moved from Los Angeles, California, to Seattle, Washington

yóu Jiāzhōu Luòbù qiāndiào Huázhōu Xīchéng

由加州洛埠遷調華州西城

1989, 李辰雄, 西雅圖隨筆:

由加州洛埠迁调华州西城

(literary) Alternative name for 洛杉磯埠 (“Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)”).


氣連拿

ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ nä³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ nä³⁵/

Borrowed from English Helena, via Cantonese.

(obsolete) Helena (a city, the state capital of Montana)


加利科你

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜ ㄋㄧˇ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ lei̯²² fɔː⁵⁵ nei̯¹³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ lei̯²² fɔː⁵⁵ nei̯¹³/

Borrowed from English California, via Cantonese.
Appears in the writing of Sun Yat-sen.

(～省) (obsolete) California (a state of the United States)


火活

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ wuːt̚²/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ wuːt̚²/

(～埠) (obsolete) Fort Worth (a city in Texas, United States)


赤市

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ siː¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ siː¹³/

赤市省火活本埠

1917 January 9, 大漢公報 [The Chinese Times], page 9:

旅赤市省打罅市埠

(～省) (obsolete) Texas (a state of the United States)


雲哥華

/yn³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/yn³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/wɐn²¹ kɔː⁵⁵ waː²¹/

(～埠) (obsolete) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


葛崙

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/kɔːt̚³ lɵn²¹/

/kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/kɔːt̚³ lɵn²¹/

美洲葛仑国民党党员郑占南献石 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
mei⁵ zau¹ got³ leon⁴ gwok³ man⁴ dong² dong² jyun⁴ zeng⁶ zim³ naam⁴ hin³ sek⁶ [Jyutping]

黃花崗七十二烈士墓 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722231936/http://www.chinaqw.com/zgqj/qjdt/200710/31/93156.shtml 美洲葛崙國民黨黨員鄭佔南獻石 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

(Can we date this quote?), “樂居鎮正街風貌”, in Locke Foundation:

jyun⁴ zoek⁶ saa¹ gaa¹ min⁵ dou⁶ ho⁴, ci² saam¹ cin¹ do¹ waa⁴ gung¹ fan¹ bou³ jyu¹ sou³ go³ siu² zan³ geoi¹ zyu⁶, baau¹ kut³ jau⁵ aai¹ ling⁴ deon⁶ (Isleton), wong¹ gu² lou⁵ (Walnut Grove), wo⁴ got³ leon⁴ (Courtland).

沿著沙加緬度河，此三千多華工分佈於數個小鎮居住，包括有埃靈頓（Isleton），汪古魯（Walnut Grove），和葛崙（Courtland）。

沿著沙加缅度河，此三千多华工分布于数个小镇居住，包括有埃灵顿（Isleton），汪古鲁（Walnut Grove），和葛仑（Courtland）。

Sacramento County
Sacramento County#English

(～埠) (dated) Courtland (a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States)


威化委

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³ wɐi̯³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³ wɐi̯³⁵/

(dated) Weaverville (a census-designated place, the county seat of Trinity County, California, United States)


威弗維爾

ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˇ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ fu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ fu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


威化委利

ㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³ wɐi̯³⁵ lei̯²²/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ faː³³ wɐi̯³⁵ lei̯²²/


鹹水埠

→ English: Saltwater City (calque)

ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 32:

gaa¹ naa⁴ daai⁶, wik⁶ do¹ lei⁶, haam⁴ seoi² fau⁶, go¹ lam⁴ baa¹ dang² bou⁶ zi¹ zung² lei⁵ waa⁴ jan⁴ jap⁶ ging² wai² jyun⁴

加拿大 域多利 咸水埠 歌林巴等埠之總理華人入境委員

加拿大 域多利 咸水埠 歌林巴等埠之总理华人入境委员

(dated) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)


嘉罅寬

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄢ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ laː³³ fuːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ laː³³ fuːn⁵⁵/

Borrowed from English California, via Cantonese.

(～省) (dated) California (a state of the United States)


柯利近

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²² kɐn²²/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²² kɐn²²/

Borrowed from English Oregon, via Cantonese.

(～省) (obsolete) Oregon (a state of the United States)


紐柯連

ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ ɔː⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

(dated) New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


草原三省

ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˇ

Цаоюань саньшэн

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Canadian Prairies; Three provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.


海洋三省

ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˇ

Хайян саньшэн

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island

Maritimes; Three provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick


企崙

/kʰei̯¹³ lɵn²¹/

/kʰei̯¹³ lɵn²¹/

Cleveland (a city and capital of Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States)


美利堅聯盟國

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Мэйлицзянь Ляньмэнго

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ lei̯²² kiːn⁵⁵ lyːn²¹ mɐŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America

(historical) Confederate States of America


美利堅邦聯

ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄤ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

Мэйлицзянь Банлянь

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ lei̯²² kiːn⁵⁵ lyːn²¹ pɔːŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/


俄克拉荷馬城

ㄜˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ

Экэлахэма Чэн

/ˀɤ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(Mainland China) Oklahoma City (the largest city and capital of Oklahoma, United States)


美式截停

ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

мэйши цзетин

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/


宏國

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

(Taiwan) Honduras (a country in Central America)


洪國

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

(Hong Kong, Singapore) Honduras (a country in Central America)


懷特中心

ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

Хуайтэ Чжунсинь

/xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

White Center (a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States)


合省國

country that is combined of multiple provinces

ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/xɤ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

(obsolete) United States (a country in North America)

s:zh:海國四說#合省國說


羅生

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

總行在美國羅生埠𣷹埔街九百號 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
总行在美国罗生埠添埔街九百号 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
zung² hong⁴⁻² zoi⁶ mei⁵ gwok³ lo⁴ saang¹ fau⁶ tim¹ bou³ gaai¹ gau² baak³ hou⁶ [Jyutping]

最近日本侵略東北形勢圖 (Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives)

Headquartered in 900 Temple Street, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

(～埠) (obsolete) Alternative form of 羅省 /罗省 (Luóshěng, “Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)”)


愛德華島

ㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄉㄠˇ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³³ tɐk̚⁵ waː²¹ tou̯³⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³³ tɐk̚⁵ waː²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

(～省) Prince Edward Island (a province of Canada)


芝城

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Short for 芝加哥 (Zhījiāgē, “Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)”).


汶天拿

/wən⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nä³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/wən⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nä³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ naː²¹/

(obsolete) Montana (a state of the United States)


渥京

/wɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ ʊk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/wɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ ʊk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

渥太華 /渥太华 (Wòtàihuá, “Ottawa”) + 京 (jīng, “capital”).

2002 February 20, Hong Kong Government Press Release, 香港立法會代表團渥京之行非常成功 (Hong Kong LegCo delegation's Ottawa visit: A Success):

Thanking the hospitality extended by the Mayor (of Ottawa) and members of the Canada Hong Kong Parliamentary Friendship Group, Dr Lui (Ming-wah) invited them to visit Hong Kong to have a first hand look at the smooth implementation of the "One Country Two Systems" principle.

Lìfǎhuì dàibiǎotuán tuáncháng Lǚmínghuá zài gǎnxiè wòjīng shìcháng jí jiānádà xiānggǎng yìhuì yǒuhǎo zǔzhī dàibiǎo de kuǎndài shí, yāoqǐng tāmen dào xiānggǎng fǎngwèn, qīnshēn tǐhuì “yīguóliǎngzhì” zài xiānggǎng chénggōng luòshí.

立法會代表團團長呂明華在感謝渥京市長及加拿大香港議會友好組織代表的款待時，邀請他們到香港訪問，親身體會「一國兩制」在香港成功落實。

立法会代表团团长吕明华在感谢渥京市长及加拿大香港议会友好组织代表的款待时，邀请他们到香港访问，亲身体会「一国两制」在香港成功落实。

(especially in Canada) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


卡城

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Short for 卡爾加里城／卡尔加里城 (Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ chéng, “Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)”).


魁瓜

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English Québécois, from Canadian French québécois

psm

(neologism, humorous, Canada, endearing) Quebec (a province of Canada)


米卻肯

ㄇㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄣˇ

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


金塔納羅奧

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄚˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄠˋ

Цзиньтана Лоао

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/


錫那羅亞

ㄒㄧ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄒㄧˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄚˇ

/ɕi⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/ɕi³⁵ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚³ naː¹³ lɔː²¹ aː³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/ɕi³⁵ nä⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚³ naː¹³ lɔː²¹ aː³³/


瓦哈卡

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


恰帕斯

/t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


南下加利福尼亞

ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

Нань Ся Цзялифуния

/nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ fu³⁵ ni³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur#English

(～州) Baja California Sur (a state of Mexico)


格雷羅

ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

/kɤ³⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ leɪ̯³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/


基奇納

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nä⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ nä⁵¹/

(～市) (Mainland China) Kitchener (a city in Ontario, Canada)


基秦拿

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ naː²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ nä³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹ naː²¹/

(～市) (chiefly Taiwan, Canada) Kitchener (a city in Ontario, Canada)


鹿園

/lu⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ jyːn²¹/

/lu⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/lʊk̚²⁻³⁵ jyːn²¹/

(～市) Deer Park (a hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States)

Deer Park (a census-designated place in California, United States)


哥倫比亞特區

ㄍㄜ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄩ

ㄍㄜ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ ㄑㄩ

Гэлуньбия Тэцюй

/kɤ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³ tɐk̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ pei̯³⁵ aː³³ tɐk̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

District of Columbia
District of Columbia


渭罅古魯

/wɐi̯²² laː³³ kuː³⁵ lou̯¹³/

/wɐi̯²² laː³³ kuː³⁵ lou̯¹³/

Borrowed from Spanish Veracruz, via Cantonese.

(～省) (obsolete) Veracruz (a state of Mexico)


韋拉克魯斯

ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄚ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄨˇ ㄙ

/weɪ̯³⁵ lä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ lä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


渭省

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯²² saːŋ³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯²² saːŋ³⁵/

(obsolete) Short for 渭罅古魯省／渭罅古鲁省 (“Veracruz (a state of Mexico)”).


周省

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

(obsolete) Short for 周斗亞省／周斗亚省 (“Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)”).


周斗亞

Borrowed from Spanish Chihuahua, via Taishanese.

(～省) (obsolete) Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)


企城

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

(dated) Cleveland (a city, the county seat of White County, Georgia)


企李崙

ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

ㄑㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

kéi⁵ léi⁵ lên⁴

/kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³ lɵn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³ lɵn²¹/


阿馬帕

/ˀä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹/

(～州) Amapá (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Macapá)


貝克島

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Baker Island (a US 2.1 km² uninhabited atoll just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, geographically together with Howland Island part of the Rawaki Islands)


晚香坡

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 晩香坡(バンクーバー) (Bankūbā).

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晩香坡(バンクーバー) (Bankūbā)

1948, 森正藏, “暴风雨前后”, in 赵南柔, 曹成修, 闵德培, 史存直, transl., 风雪之碑：日本近代社会运动史, 中文马克思主义文库 (online) edition, 中国建设印务股分有限公司:

Tā yīmiàn dāng yuándīng, huǒchē chētóng, chúzǐ, cháng jìn xīnsuān kǔlà, yīmiàn kǔxué dúshū, zú dé bìyè yú Wǎnxiāngpō de gāoděngzhōngxué.

他一面当园丁、火车车僮、厨子，尝尽辛酸苦辣，一面苦学读书，卒得毕业于晚香坡的高等中学。

他一面當園丁、火車車僮、廚子，嘗盡辛酸苦辣，一面苦學讀書，卒得畢業於晚香坡的高等中學。

(obsolete) Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)


羅省技利

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 206:

Yú zài cǐ sānrì, fǎn Jiùjīnshān, suí wǎng Luóshěngjìlì, chū shí rì zhì yǐ.

余在此三日，返舊金山，隨往羅省技利，初十日至矣。

余在此三日，返旧金山，随往罗省技利，初十日至矣。

Luóshěngjìlì (shǔ Jiālìfólǐ shěng wéi Měi zhī xīnán bù) tiānqì jí jiā, sìshí chángchūn, suǒyǒu měiguó guānshāng fùhù, jūn zhù jū yú cǐ, yǐ bì hántiān.

羅省技利（屬加利佛里省為美之西南部）天氣極佳，四時長春，所有美國官商富戶，均築居於此，以避寒天。

罗省技利（属加利佛里省为美之西南部）天气极佳，四时长春，所有美国官商富户，均筑居于此，以避寒天。

(～埠) (dated) Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


聖路易

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 139:

Shí fāng rùshǔ, Shènglùyì yánrè yóushèn. Qí gōngrén jiē luǒtǐ chìzú, lièzuò ménwài, wàng bǐlín zhī yóunǚ, hānxī ér xiào, dà wéi shì zhōng zhī èshào suǒ bùpíng, zhì shí tuòmiàn bùjué.

時方溽暑，聖路易炎熱尤甚。其工人皆裸體赤足，列坐門外，望比鄰之遊女，憨嬉而笑，大為市中之惡少所不平，擲石唾面不絕。

时方溽暑，圣路易炎热尤甚。其工人皆裸体赤足，列坐门外，望比邻之游女，憨嬉而笑，大为市中之恶少所不平，掷石唾面不绝。

(now chiefly Taiwan) St. Louis (a city in Missouri, United States)


卡加

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Short for 卡爾加里／卡尔加里 (Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ, “Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)”).


美屬處女群島

ㄇㄟˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

Měishǔ Chùnǚ Qúndǎo [Phonetic:méishǔchùnǚqúndǎo]

Мэйшу Чунюй Цюньдао

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mei̯¹³ sʊk̚² t͡sʰyː¹³ nɵy̯¹³ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

(chiefly Hong Kong) United States Virgin Islands (An archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea)


英屬處女群島

ㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

Иншу Чунюй Цюньдао

/iŋ⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ sʊk̚² t͡sʰyː¹³ nɵy̯¹³ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

(chiefly Hong Kong) British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


多明尼加共和國

ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

Доминницзя Гунхэго

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ nei̯²¹ kaː⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)