康莊

Chinese

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	farm; village
trad. (康莊)		康	莊
simp. (康庄)		康	庄

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāngzhuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄓㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ zong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāngzhuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄓㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kangjhuang
    • Wade–Giles: kʻang¹-chuang¹
    • Yale: kāng-jwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kangjuang
    • Palladius: канчжуан (kančžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong¹ zong¹
    • Yale: hōng jōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ dzong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ zong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

康莊

1. flat and wide
   • 2023, “小林不動產”, 梁嘉茵 [Serrini] (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)‎^[1]performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:

     前面　康莊的路　若未碰上　先愛上無方向 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     前面　康庄的路　若未碰上　先爱上无方向 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     cin⁴ min⁶, hong¹ zong¹ dik¹ lou⁶, joek⁶ mei⁶ pung³ soeng⁵, sin¹ oi³ soeng⁵ mou⁴ fong¹ hoeng³ [Jyutping]

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Derived terms

• 康莊大道／康庄大道 (kāngzhuāngdàdào)