康橋

Chinese

		phonetic	bridge
trad. (康橋)		康	橋
simp. (康桥)		康	桥

Etymology

Partial calque of English Cambridge. Doublet of 劍橋／剑桥 (Jiànqiáo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kāngqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄤㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ kiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kāngqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄤㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Kangciáo
  - Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-chʻiao²
  - Yale: Kāng-chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangchyau
  - Palladius: Канцяо (Kancjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hong¹ kiu⁴
  - Yale: hōng kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ kiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Proper noun

康橋

(obsolete, poetic) Cambridge
- 夏蟲也為我沉默，沉默是今晚的康橋。 [MSC, trad.]
  夏虫也为我沉默，沉默是今晚的康桥。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1928, Xu Zhimo, 再別康橋
  Xiàchóng yě wèi wǒ chénmò, chénmò shì jīnwǎn de Kāngqiáo. [Pinyin]
  Even the summer insects mute themselves for me, that is how I found Cambridge this night.

Synonyms

劍橋／剑桥 (Jiànqiáo)