宏茂橋

See also: 宏茂桥

Chinese

		spacious	luxuriant	bridge
trad. (宏茂橋)		宏	茂	橋
simp. (宏茂桥)		宏	茂	桥

Etymology

Originally 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (Hóngmáoqiáo, “Caucasian's bridge”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hóngmàoqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Âng-mô͘-kiô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngmàoqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngmàociáo
    • Wade–Giles: Hung²-mao⁴-chʻiao²
    • Yale: Húng-màu-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngmawchyau
    • Palladius: Хунмаоцяо (Xunmaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
    • Yale: wàhng mauh kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: weng⁴ meo⁶ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐŋ²¹ mɐu̯²² kʰiːu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng-mô͘-kiô
    • Tâi-lô: Âng-môo-kiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angmo'kiooi
    • IPA (Singapore): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ mɔ²⁴⁻²¹ kio²⁴/

Proper noun

宏茂橋

1. Ang Mo Kio (an area in Singapore)

Usage notes

Cantonese speakers from Singapore often continue to use 紅毛橋／红毛桥 (hung4 mou4 kiu4), since 紅／红 (hung4) and 宏 (wang4) are not homophones in Cantonese.