宏茂橋

See also: 宏茂桥

Chinese

		spacious	luxuriant	bridge
trad. (宏茂橋)		宏	茂	橋
simp. (宏茂桥)		宏	茂	桥

Etymology

Originally 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (Hóngmáoqiáo, “Caucasian's bridge”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóngmàoqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Âng-mô͘-kiô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngmàoqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngmàociáo
  - Wade–Giles: Hung²-mao⁴-chʻiao²
  - Yale: Húng-màu-chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngmawchyau
  - Palladius: Хунмаоцяо (Xunmaocjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
  - Yale: wàhng mauh kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: weng⁴ meo⁶ kiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐŋ²¹ mɐu̯²² kʰiːu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng-mô͘-kiô
  - Tâi-lô: Âng-môo-kiô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angmo'kiooi
  - IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ mɔ²⁴⁻²¹ kio²⁴/

Proper noun

宏茂橋

Ang Mo Kio (an area in Singapore)

Usage notes

Cantonese speakers from Singapore often continue to use 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (hung4 mou4 kiu4), since 紅／红 (hung4) and 宏 (wang4) are not homophones in Cantonese.

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