東便
Chinese
| east | advantageous; cheap; ordinary advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東便) | 東 | 便 | |
| simp. (东便) | 东 | 便 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 bin6
- Yale: dūng bihn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 bin6
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 bin6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ piːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
東便
- (Cantonese) the east
- 1960 April 20, “大埔船灣西貢白沙灣 兩淡水湖計劃合併進行”, in 香港工商日報 [The Kung Sheung Daily News], 爲了建淡水湖 西貢成立新行政區, page 5:
- ㊄因該項計劃之規模與西貢區之不斷需要，政府現已決定劃分南約，所有以前屬南約理民府管轄之東便地區，現將成立一個新行政區域，名西貢區。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- ㊄ jan1 goi1 hong6 gai3 waak6 zi1 kwai1 mou4 jyu5 sai1 gung3 keoi1 zi1 bat1 dyun6 seoi1 jiu3, zing3 fu2 jin6 ji5 kyut3 ding6 waak6 fan1 naam4 joek3, so2 jau5 ji5 cin4 suk6 naam4 joek3 lei5 man4 fu2 gun2 hat6 zi1 dung1 bin6 dei6 keoi1, jin6 zoeng1 sing4 laap6 jat1 go3 san1 hang4 zing3 keoi1 wik6, ming4 sai1 gung3 keoi1. [Jyutping]
- ⑤ Due to the scale of the project and the continuing needs of Sai Kung district, the Government has decided to divide District South. The entire eastern part previously administered by District Office South, will become a new administrative region named "Sai Kung District".
㊄因该项计划之规模与西贡区之不断需要，政府现已决定划分南约，所有以前属南约理民府管辖之东便地区，现将成立一个新行政区域，名西贡区。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]