紐約

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (紐約)		紐	約
simp. (纽约)		纽	约

Etymology

Borrowed from English New York, via a southern variety of Chinese (probably Taishanese) which retains -k in 約／约.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Niǔyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): nau² joek³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): niu² yiak²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Niú-yok

  (Meixian, Guangdong): nêu³ yog⁵

• Eastern Min (BUC): Niū-iók
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Niú-iok / Niú-iak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): niu² iêh⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnieu-iaq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Niǔyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Niǒuyue
    • Wade–Giles: Niu³-yüeh¹
    • Yale: Nyǒu-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neouiue
    • Palladius: Нююэ (Njujue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nau² joek³
    • Yale: náu yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nau² joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: neo² yêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: niu² yiak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdiu⁵⁵ jiak̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: niu` iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: niu³ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ni̯u³¹ i̯ok̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: niu` (r)iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: niu³ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ni̯u³¹ (j)i̯ok̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: nêu³ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /neu³¹ iɔk̚¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Niū-iók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡieu³³⁻⁵⁵ yɔʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niú-iok
    • Tâi-lô: Niú-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niwiog
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /niũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niú-iak
    • Tâi-lô: Niú-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niwiag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: niu² iêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niú ieh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niu⁵²⁻³⁵ ieʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnieu-iaq
    • MiniDict: nyeu^去 iah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyieu-iaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲiɤ²² iaʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

紐約

1. (～州, formerly ～省) New York (a state of the United States)
2. (～市) New York City (a city in New York, United States)
   • 1867, 志剛, 《初使泰西紀》‎^[1], 林華齋書坊, published 1877:

     初二日北行至美國東界紐約海口海程六千七百餘里 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     初二日北行至美国东界纽约海口海程六千七百余里 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     Chū'èr rì běi xíng zhì Měiguó dōng jiè Niǔyuē hǎikǒu hǎichéng liù qiān qī bǎi yú lǐ [Pinyin]

     On the second day, we travelled north to a port in New York in the east coast of the United States. The journey was over 6700 li.

Synonyms

• (dated) 鳥約／鸟约

Derived terms

• 紐約埠／纽约埠
• 紐約客／纽约客 (Niǔyuēkè)

 

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紐	約

Proper noun

紐約 • (Nữu Ước)

1. chữ Hán form of Nữu Ước (“dated form for New York”).