艄公
Chinese
| stern of boat | just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (艄公) | 艄 | 公 | |
| simp. #(艄公) | 艄 | 公 | |
| alternative forms | 梢公 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shāogōng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shaogong
- Wade–Giles: shao1-kung1
- Yale: shāu-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaugong
- Palladius: шаогун (šaogun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saau1 gung1
- Yale: sāau gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: saau1 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: sao1 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sau-kong
- Tâi-lô: sau-kong
- Phofsit Daibuun: sau'kofng
- IPA (Tainan): /sau⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
Noun
艄公
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 船夫 (“boatman; helmsman”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 船夫, 艄公, 船家, 船戶, 舵手, 舟子, 水手, 梢人 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 撐船公, 船家 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 船家佬 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 船艄工 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 船舵, 船舵公, 舵工 dated |
| Quanzhou | 船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated | |
| Zhangzhou | 船舵, 船舵公, 渡伯, 舵工 dated | |
| Tainan | 艄公 | |
| Shantou | 捍舵, 撐船人 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 駕船的 |
| Hengyang | 駕船個 | |
Coordinate terms
- (Hokkien) 艄婆