早午餐
Chinese
| early; morning | 7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon | eat; meal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (早午餐) | 早 | 午 | 餐 | |
| simp. #(早午餐) | 早 | 午 | 餐 | |
Etymology
Blend of 早餐 (zǎocān) + 午餐 (wǔcān), as a calque of English brunch. Piecewise doublet of 早午飯 / 早午饭 (zǎowǔfàn).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zǎowǔcān [Phonetic: záowǔcān]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄨˇ ㄘㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǎowǔcan
- Wade–Giles: tsao3-wu3-tsʻan1
- Yale: dzǎu-wǔ-tsān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaowuutsan
- Palladius: цзао’уцань (czao’ucanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou2 ng5 caan1
- Yale: jóu ńgh chāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou2 ng5 tsaan1
- Guangdong Romanization: zou2 ng5 can1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
早午餐