筲箕灣

Chinese

		strainer basket used for washing rice or vegetables or for holding food	bay; gulf
trad. (筲箕灣)		筲箕	灣
simp. (筲箕湾)		筲箕	湾

Etymology

"Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong"

Attested in 粵大記 [1595] as 稍箕灣／稍箕湾.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shāojīwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹sau-ci-ue

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shāojīwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shaojiwan
    • Wade–Giles: Shao¹-chi¹-wan¹
    • Yale: Shāu-jī-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaujiuan
    • Palladius: Шаоцзивань (Šaoczivanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
    • Yale: sāau gēi wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sao¹ géi¹ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ waːn⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹sau-ci-ue
    • MiniDict: sau^平 ci ue
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sau-ji-ue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ ue²¹/

Proper noun

筲箕灣

1. Shau Kei Wan (an area in Eastern district, Hong Kong)
2. Aldrich Bay (a bay in Shau Kei Wan, Eastern district, Hong Kong)
3. (～鎮) Shaojiwan (a town in Yuanling, Huaihua, Hunan, China)

Descendants

• → English: Shau Kei Wan, Shaukiwan, Shaojiwan