機場

See also: 机场

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (機場)		機	場
simp. (机场)		机	场

Etymology

Short for 飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng).

The definition of "software to circumvent internet censorship" is derived from the Shadowsocks logo being a paper airplane.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīchǎng, jīcháng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄔㄤˇ, ㄐㄧㄔㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ coeng⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kî-chhòng

(Meixian, Guangdong): gi¹ cong²
Eastern Min (BUC): gĭ-diòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ki-tiûⁿ / ki-tiôⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ diên⁵ / gi¹ dion⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ci-zan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīchǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄔㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jichǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chʻang³
  - Yale: jī-chǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jichaang
  - Palladius: цзичан (czičan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīcháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄔㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jicháng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chʻang²
  - Yale: jī-cháng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jicharng
  - Palladius: цзичан (czičan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    機場／机场
    雞腸／鸡肠
    飢腸／饥肠
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gei¹ coeng⁴
  - Yale: gēi chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ tsoeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ cêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    機場／机场
    飢腸／饥肠
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-chhòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ cong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gi¹ cong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭ-diòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵ ^(t-)luoŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-tiûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tiûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'dviuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ tiũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-tiôⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ki-tiônn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'dviooi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi¹ diên⁵ / gi¹ dion⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki tiêⁿ / ki tiôⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ tĩẽ⁵⁵/, /ki³³⁻²³ tĩõ⁵⁵/

Note:

gi1 diên5 - Chaozhou;
gi1 dion5 - Shantou, Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ci-zan
  - MiniDict: ci^平 zan
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-zan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ zã²¹/

Noun

機場

airport; airfield (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
機場巴士／机场巴士 ― jīchǎng bāshì ― airport bus
(slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software to circumvent Internet censorship

Synonyms

(airport):

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空港 (kōnggǎng) (sometimes Japanese- or Korean-influenced)
航空港 (hángkōnggǎng) (large commercial airport)
航空站 (hángkōngzhàn) (formal or technical)
飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng)

Dialectal synonyms of 飛機場 (“airport; airfield”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		飛機場, 機場, 航空站
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	飛機場, 機場
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	飛機場, 機場
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	飛機場
Cantonese	Guangzhou	飛機場
	Hong Kong	機場, 飛機場
	Taishan	飛機場
	Singapore (Guangfu)	飛機場
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	飛機場
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	飛機場, 機場, 飛行場
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	飛機場, 機場, 飛行場, 飛行機場
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	飛機場, 機場, 飛行機場
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	飛機場, 機場, 飛行場
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	飛機場, 機場, 飛行場
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	飛機場, 機場
Southern Min	Xiamen	機場
	Quanzhou	機場
	Zhangzhou	機場
	Penang (Hokkien)	飛機場, 飛船埔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	飛機場
	Singapore (Hainanese)	飛機場
Wu	Shanghai	飛機場, 機場, 空港

(service provider): 飛機場／飞机场 (fēijīchǎng)

Derived terms

國際機場／国际机场 (guójì jīchǎng)
軍用機場／军用机场 (jūnyòng jīchǎng)