奧賽

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àosài

(Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄙㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ou³ coi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ò-sài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àosài
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄙㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àosài
  - Wade–Giles: ao⁴-sai⁴
  - Yale: àu-sài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awsay
  - Palladius: аосай (aosaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ou³ coi³
  - Yale: ou choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ou³ coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ò-sài
  - Tâi-lô: ò-sài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oirsaix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ sai²¹/

Etymology 1

		obscure; mysterious	to compete; competition; match
trad. (奧賽)		奧	賽
simp. (奥赛)		奥	赛

Short for 奧林匹克競賽／奥林匹克竞赛 (àolínpǐkè jìngsài).

Noun

奧賽

Olympiad (science competitions), especially those organized in China

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (奧賽)		奧	賽
simp. (奥赛)		奥	赛

From French Orsay.

Proper noun

奧賽

Orsay (a commune of Essonne department, Île-de-France, France)