登嘉樓
Chinese
to go up; to climb; ascend to go up; to climb; ascend; mount; register; note; to publish; to issue; to record |
excellent | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (登嘉樓) | 登 | 嘉 | 樓 | |
| simp. (登嘉楼) | 登 | 嘉 | 楼 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Malay Terengganu, replacing the unsavory connotations of the characters used in 丁加奴 (Dīngjiānú).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dēngjiālóu
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dengjialóu
- Wade–Giles: Têng1-chia1-lou2
- Yale: Dēng-jyā-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dengjialou
- Palladius: Дэнцзялоу (Dɛnczjalou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dang1 gaa1 lau4
- Yale: dāng gā làuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dang1 gaa1 lau4
- Guangdong Romanization: deng1 ga1 leo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
登嘉樓
- (～州) Terengganu (a state of Malaysia)
Synonyms
- 丁加奴 (Dīngjiānú)