尖沙咀

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	chew
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): ㄐㄧㄢㄕㄚㄗㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ saa¹ zeoi²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹ci-so-tsy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānshāzuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄕㄚㄗㄨㄟˇ
  - 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⁾/
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/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹ci-so-tsy
  - MiniDict: ci^平 so tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-so-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ so³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

Proper noun

尖沙咀

Tsim Sha Tsui (an area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

Synonyms

尖咀

Descendants

→ English: Tsim Sha Tsui

See also

尖東／尖东 (Jiāndōng)

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