珍珠港
Chinese
| pearl; tapioca pearl | harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (珍珠港) |
珍珠 | 港 | |
Etymology
Calque of English Pearl Harbour, which is in turn a calque of Hawaiian Wai Momi (“pearl water”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhēnzhūgǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhenjhugǎng
- Wade–Giles: Chên1-chu1-kang3
- Yale: Jēn-jū-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jenjugaang
- Palladius: Чжэньчжуган (Čžɛnʹčžugan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zan1 zyu1 gong2
- Yale: jān jyū góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzan1 dzy1 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: zen1 ju1 gong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
珍珠港
- Pearl Harbor (a deepwater harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, United States in the Pacific)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 珍 | 珠 | 港 |
Proper noun
- chữ Hán form of Trân Châu Cảng (“Pearl Harbor”)