哈馬斯
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (哈馬斯) | 哈 | 馬 | 斯 | |
| simp. (哈马斯) | 哈 | 马 | 斯 | |
| alternative forms | 哈瑪斯／哈玛斯 | |||
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Hāmǎsī
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄙ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hamǎsih
- Wade–Giles: Ha1-ma3-ssŭ1
- Yale: Hā-mǎ-sz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hamaasy
- Palladius: Хамасы (Xamasy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haa1 maa5 si1
- Yale: hā máh sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa1 maa5 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: ha1 ma5 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː⁵⁵ maː¹³ siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
哈馬斯
- Hamas (a militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return)
Usage notes
In Mainland China, the term is often used as an abbreviation after the organization's full name (i.e. 巴勒斯坦伊斯蘭抵抗運動（哈馬斯）), similar to the original Arab term.