大佛口
Chinese
edita giant Buddha, statue or image | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
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simp. and trad. (大佛口) |
大佛 | 口 |
Etymology
editNamed after a Japanese company, 大佛洋行, whose store is located at the intersection. Folk etymology suggests named after a different company's logo with a buddha statue on it.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dàfókǒu
- Wade–Giles: Ta4-fo2-kʻou3
- Yale: Dà-fwó-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahforkoou
- Palladius: Дафокоу (Dafokou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 fat6 hau2
- Yale: daaih faht háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 fat9 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 fed6 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² fɐt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit大佛口
- (colloquial) the area around the intersection between Hennessy Road and Queen's Road East in Wan Chai, Hong Kong