宏茂橋

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 (“Caucasian's bridge”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóngmàoqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Hóngmàoqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngmawchyau
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
  - Yale: wàhng mauh kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wang⁴ mau⁶ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: weng⁴ meo⁶ kiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐŋ²¹ mɐu̯²² kʰiːu̯²¹/

Proper noun

宏茂橋

Ang Mo Kio (an area in Singapore)

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