二埠

Chinese

		two	a jetty; port; a city a jetty; port; a city; quay
simp. and trad. (二埠)		二	埠

Etymology

Such cities were second in importance to the local Chinese community.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Èrbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji⁶ fau⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngi⁵ fau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Èrbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Èrbù
    • Wade–Giles: Êrh⁴-pu⁴
    • Yale: Èr-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ellbuh
    • Palladius: Эрбу (Erbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ fau⁶
    • Yale: yih fauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ fau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ feo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² fɐu̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngi⁵ fau⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡi³² fau³²/

Proper noun

二埠

1. Sacramento (a city, the state capital of California, United States)
2. New Westminster (a city in British Columbia, Canada)

Synonyms

• (Sacramento):
  • (Mainland China) 薩克拉門托／萨克拉门托 (Sàkèlāméntuō)
  • (Taiwan) 沙加緬度／沙加缅度 (Shājiāmiǎnduó)
• (New Westminster):
  • (Mainland China) 新威斯敏斯特 (Xīn Wēisīmǐnsītè)

Related terms

• 大埠 (Dàbù)