八堵

Chinese

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trad. (八堵)		八	堵
simp. #(八堵)		八	堵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bādǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pat-tó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bādǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Badǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-tu³
    • Yale: Bā-dǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baduu
    • Palladius: Баду (Badu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pat-tó͘
    • Tâi-lô: Pat-tóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: patdor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

Proper noun

八堵

1. (～里) An urban village in Nuannuan district, Keelung, Taiwan

   • 「劉兄弟經營甚麼工廠？」「和人合夥，在萬華弄了個電容器廠。還有一家電子儀器廠在八堵。規模都不大，一年做不了十幾萬美金生意。不當法眼，不當法眼。」 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     「刘兄弟经营什么工厂？」「和人合伙，在万华弄了个电容器厂。还有一家电子仪器厂在八堵。规模都不大，一年做不了十几万美金生意。不当法眼，不当法眼。」 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: Shi-Kuo Chang, 棋王 Chapter 6

     “Liú xiōngdì jīngyíng shènme gōngchǎng?” “Hé rén héhuǒ, zài Wànhuá nòng le ge diànróngqì chǎng. Háiyǒu yī jiā diànzǐ yíqì chǎng zài Bādǔ. Guīmó dōu bùdà, yī nián zuòbùliao shí jǐ wàn měijīn shēngyì. Bùdāng fǎyǎn, bùdāng fǎyǎn.” [Pinyin]

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