交通圈

Chinese

		transportation; transport; traffic transportation; transport; traffic; communications; liaison	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
trad. (交通圈)		交通	圈
simp. #(交通圈)		交通	圈

Etymology

Possibly inspired by Malay bulatan (“circle; traffic roundabout”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāotōngquān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāotōngquān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaotongcyuan
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-tʻung¹-chʻüan¹
    • Yale: jyāu-tūng-chywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiautongchiuan
    • Palladius: цзяотунцюань (czjaotuncjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Noun

交通圈

1. (chiefly Malaysia, Singapore) traffic circle; roundabout

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 環島 (“roundabout; traffic circle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	圓環
	Malaysia	交通圈
	Singapore	交通圈
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	轉盤
	Liuzhou	環島, 轉盤
Cantonese	Hong Kong	迴旋處
	Macau	迴旋處, 圓形地
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	圓環
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	圓環
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	圓環
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	圓環
Southern Min	Taipei	圓環 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	圓箍環
	Jieyang	大圓
	Puning	大圓
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)