太子港
Chinese
| crown prince | harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (太子港) |
太子 | 港 | |
| Literally: “port of the prince”. | |||
Etymology
Calque of French Port-au-Prince (literally “port of the prince”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Tàizǐgǎng [Phonetic: tàizígǎng]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄗˇ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tàizǐhgǎng
- Wade–Giles: Tʻai4-tzŭ3-kang3
- Yale: Tài-dž-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taytzyygaang
- Palladius: Тайцзыган (Tajczygan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taai3 zi2 gong2
- Yale: taai jí góng
- Cantonese Pinyin: taai3 dzi2 gong2
- Guangdong Romanization: tai3 ji2 gong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
太子港
- Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti)