哈佛

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (哈佛)		哈	佛

Etymology

Borrowed from English Harvard, probably via a southern dialect which retains the final in 佛.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hāfó

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄚㄈㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ fat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hāfó
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄚㄈㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hafó
  - Wade–Giles: Ha¹-fo²
  - Yale: Hā-fwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hafor
  - Palladius: Хафо (Xafo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ fat⁶
  - Yale: hā faht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ fat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ fed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ fɐt̚²/

Proper noun

哈佛

A transliteration of the English surname Harvard
Harvard (university in Massachusetts)

Derived terms

哈佛逗號／哈佛逗号 (Hāfó dòuhào)

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