澳門

See also: 澳门

Chinese

	deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbour; Australia (abbrev.); Macao	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (澳門)	澳	門
simp. (澳门)	澳	门
2nd round simp.	沃门

Etymology

(Macau): First attested in 陳末議以保海隅萬世治安疏, a memorial to the emperor [1564] by government official Pang Shangpeng (龐尚鵬):

廣州南有香山縣，地當瀕海。由雍麥至蠔鏡澳，計一日之程，有山對峙如臺，曰南北臺。即澳門也……議者欲於澳門狹處，用石填塞，杜番舶潛行，以固香山門戶。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

广州南有香山县，地当濒海。由雍麦至蚝镜澳，计一日之程，有山对峙如台，曰南北台。即澳门也……议者欲于澳门狭处，用石填塞，杜番舶潜行，以固香山门户。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 題為陳末議以保海隅萬世治安 in 皇明經世文編

Guǎngzhōu nán yǒu Xiāngshān xiàn, dì dāng bīn hǎi. Yóu yōngmài zhì Háojìng'ào, jì yīrì zhī chéng, yǒu shān Duìzhì rú tái, yuē nánběi tái. Jí Àomén yě...... Yì zhě yù yú Àomén xiá chù, yòng shí tiánsài, dù fānbó qiánxíng, yǐ gù Xiāngshān ménhù. [Pinyin]

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Earlier names include 濠鏡澳／濠镜澳 (Háojìng'ào) (蠔鏡澳／蚝镜澳), 濠鏡／濠镜 (Háojìng), 香山澳, etc.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Àomén

(Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): au¹ mon^3*
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): O-mùn

(Meixian, Guangdong): au⁴ mun²
Eastern Min (BUC): Ó̤-muòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ò-mn̂g / Ò-mûi / Ò-bûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): o³ mung⁵
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵au-men

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Àomén
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Àomén
  - Wade–Giles: Ao⁴-mên²
  - Yale: Àu-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Awmen
  - Palladius: Аомэнь (Aomɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴
  - Yale: ou mún, ou mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/, /ou̯³³ muːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: au¹ mon^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³ ᵐbᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: O-mùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: o munˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: o⁴ mun²
  - Sinological IPA: /o⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: au⁴ mun²
  - Sinological IPA: /au⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ó̤-muòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-mn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: Ò-mn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirmngg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /o²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-mûi
  - Tâi-lô: Ò-muî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirmuii
  - IPA (Penang): /o²¹⁻³³ mui²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: Ò-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirbuun
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: o³ mung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ò mûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵au-men
  - MiniDict: au^去 men
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²au-men
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɔ³³ mən⁴⁴/

Proper noun

澳門

(～特別行政區) Macau, Aomen (a city and special administrative region of China)
澳門歷史城區／澳门历史城区 ― Àomén Lìshǐ Chéngqū ― The Historic Centre of Macao
(～市) (historical) Municipality of Macau (a former municipality of Macau)
(～村) O Mun (a village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong)

Synonyms

(Macau): (obsolete) 濠鏡澳／濠镜澳 (Háojìng'ào), 濠鏡／濠镜 (Háojìng)

Dialectal synonyms of 澳門 (“Macau”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		澳門, 濠江 literary
Mandarin	Taiwan	澳門
Cantonese	Hong Kong	澳門, 馬交, 梳打埠
	Macau	澳門, 澳門街
	Taishan	澳門

Derived terms

澳門人／澳门人 (Àoménrén)
澳門元／澳门元 (Àoményuán)
澳門半島／澳门半岛 (Àoménbàndǎo)
澳門幣／澳门币 (Àoménbì)
澳門特別行政區／澳门特别行政区 (Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū)
澳門街／澳门街

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (澳門):

→ Korean: 오문(澳門) (Omun)
→ Vietnamese: Áo Môn (澳門)

Others:

→ Armenian: Աոմին (Aomin)
→ English: Aomen
→ Japanese: 澳門(アオメン) (Aomen)
→ Korean: 아오먼 (Aomeon)
→ Lü: ᦀᦱᧁᧈᦵᦙᦲᧃᧉ (˙ʼaaw¹moen²)
→ Russian: Аомы́нь (Aomýnʹ), Аомэ́нь (Aomɛ́nʹ)
→ Zhuang: Aumwnz

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
澳	門
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 2
irregular

From English Macau or Portuguese Macau.

Glyph origin

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 澳門／澳门 (Àomén).

Proper noun

澳門(マカオ) • (Makao)

Obsolete spelling of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
澳	門
あお Hyōgaiji	めん Grade: 2
irregular

From Mandarin 澳門／澳门 (Àomén).

Proper noun

澳門(アオメン) • (Aomen)

Synonym of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
澳	門

Proper noun

澳門 • (Omun) (hangeul 오문)

Hanja form^? of 오문 (“Macau (Aomen)”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
澳	門

Proper noun

澳門

chữ Hán form of Áo Môn (“Macau (Aomen)”).

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