紅毛城

See also: 红毛城

Chinese

		red hair	city walls; city; town
trad. (紅毛城)		紅毛	城
simp. (红毛城)		红毛	城
Literally: “red-haired fort”.

Etymology

The Dutch people, who rebuilt Fort San Domingo, were called 紅毛／红毛 (hóngmáo, literally “red-haired”) during the time.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóngmáochéng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Âng-mn̂g-siâⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngmáochéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngmáochéng
  - Wade–Giles: Hung²-mao²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Húng-máu-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngmaucherng
  - Palladius: Хунмаочэн (Xunmaočɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng-mn̂g-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Âng-mn̂g-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angmngsviaa
  - IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ siã²³/

Proper noun

紅毛城

Fort San Domingo (an historic fortress in Tamsui)

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