媽港
Chinese
| mother; mama | harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (媽港) | 媽 | 港 | |
| simp. (妈港) | 妈 | 港 | |
Etymology
Originally referring to the A-Ma Temple. Later it became the etymon of Macau, an exonym used extensively by non-Chinese languages, and this word since became an alternative term of address in Chinese, too.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Māgǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Magǎng
- Wade–Giles: Ma1-kang3
- Yale: Mā-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mhagaang
- Palladius: Маган (Magan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Káng
- Tâi-lô: Má Káng
- Phofsit Daibuun: mar karng
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁵³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
媽港
- Alternative name for 澳門／澳门 (Àomén).
- 你可知“媽港”不是我的真名姓？我離開你的襁褓太久了，母親！ [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1925, Wen Yiduo (聞一多),《七子之歌·澳門》 (“Songs of Seven Sons”)
- Nǐ kězhī “Māgǎng” bùshì wǒ de zhēn míngxìng? Wǒ líkāi nǐ de qiǎngbǎo tài jiǔ le, mǔqin! [Pinyin]
- Do you know that "Macau" isn't my name truly? I've been away from you for too long, my mummy!
你可知“妈港”不是我的真名姓？我离开你的襁褓太久了，母亲！ [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 媽 | 港 |
| ま Hyōgai |
かお Grade: 3 |
| irregular | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
媽港 • (Makao)