本澳

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbour; Australia (abbrev.); Macao
trad. (本澳)		本	澳
simp. #(本澳)		本	澳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běn'ào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² ou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běn'ào
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běn-ào
    • Wade–Giles: pên³-ao⁴
    • Yale: běn-àu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenaw
    • Palladius: бэньао (bɛnʹao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² ou³
    • Yale: bún ou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² ou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² ou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ ou̯³³/

Noun

本澳

1. (Macau) this Macau

Usage notes

• A term that refers to Macau in formal settings (news media, politics, etc.).

See also

• 本港 (běngǎng)
• 我國／我国 (wǒguó)