休斯敦
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (休斯敦) |
休 | 斯 | 敦 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Houston.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiūsīdūn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siousihdun
- Wade–Giles: Hsiu1-ssŭ1-tun1
- Yale: Syōu-sz̄-dwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiousyduen
- Palladius: Сюсыдунь (Sjusydunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau1 si1 deon1
- Yale: yāu sī dēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau1 si1 doen1
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo1 xi1 dên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
休斯敦
- (chiefly Mainland China) Houston (a large city in Texas, United States)
- a transliteration of the English surname and male given name Houston
Synonyms
- (Taiwan) 休士頓／休士顿 (Xiūshìdùn)
- (Hong Kong) 侯斯頓／侯斯顿 (Hóusīdùn)
- (uncommon) 曉士頓／晓士顿 (Xiǎoshìdùn), 曉市頓／晓市顿 (Xiǎoshìdùn)
- 休斯頓／休斯顿 (Xiūsīdùn)
References
- Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Houston 休斯敦 [英]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1307.