瓦特
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (瓦特) | 瓦 | 特 | |
| simp. #(瓦特) | 瓦 | 特 | |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Watt or watt.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǎtè
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǎtè
- Wade–Giles: wa3-tʻê4
- Yale: wǎ-tè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woateh
- Palladius: ватэ (vatɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa5 dak6
- Yale: ngáh dahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa5 dak9
- Guangdong Romanization: nga5 deg6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː¹³ tɐk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa-te̍k
- Tâi-lô: uá-ti̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: oafdek
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
瓦特
- a transliteration of the English surname Watt
- (in particular) James Watt (1736–1891), a Scottish inventor, engineer who improved the steam engine
Classifier
瓦特
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 瓦特 (“watt”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 瓦特, 瓦 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 瓦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 支光 |
| Guiyang | 支光, 瓦 | |
| Guilin | 瓦 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 瓦 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 瓦 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 瓦 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 瓦 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 火, 𡆇 |
| Hong Kong | 火, 𡆇 | |
| Taishan (Guanghai) | 瓦 | |
| Beihai | 瓦 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 瓦, 火 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 瓦 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 瓦 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 𡆇 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 瓦 | |
| Móng Cái | 瓦 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 度 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𡆇 |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 𡆇 | |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 瓦 |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 瓦 | |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 支光 |
| Ningbo | 支光 | |
Etymology 2
From Shanghainese 壞脫了 / 坏脱了 (3hhua 4theq-leq). Popularized through TV drama iPartment.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǎtè
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǎtè
- Wade–Giles: wa3-tʻê4
- Yale: wǎ-tè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woateh
- Palladius: ватэ (vatɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
瓦特