尖沙咀
Chinese
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
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| simp. and trad. (尖沙咀) |
尖 | 沙咀 | |
| alternative forms | 尖沙嘴 | ||
Etymology
Attested in 粵大記 [1595] as 尖沙嘴.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Jiānshāzuǐ
- (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zim1 saa1 zeoi2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1ci-so-tsy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānshāzuǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jianshazuěi
- Wade–Giles: Chien1-sha1-tsui3
- Yale: Jyān-shā-dzwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianshatzoei
- Palladius: Цзяньшацзуй (Czjanʹšaczuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zim1 saa1 zeoi2
- Yale: jīm sā jéui
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzim1 saa1 dzoey2
- Guangdong Romanization: jim1 sa1 zêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
尖沙咀
- Tsim Sha Tsui (an area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Synonyms
- 尖咀
Descendants
- → English: Tsim Sha Tsui