官塘

Chinese

		official; government; organ of body	pond
simp. and trad. (官塘)		官	塘

Etymology

Short for 官富鹽塘／官富盐塘 (gun1 fu3 jim4 tong4, “Koon Fu salt yards”). Largely superseded by the homophonous 觀塘.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guāntáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ tong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guāntáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guantáng
  - Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-tʻang²
  - Yale: Gwān-táng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guantarng
  - Palladius: Гуаньтан (Guanʹtan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwän⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ tong⁴
  - Yale: gūn tòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ tong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ tong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

官塘

Alternative form of 觀塘／观塘 (gun1 tong4, “Kwun Tong (a place in Hong Kong)”).

Usage notes

Still used as an alternative form of 觀塘／观塘 (gun1 tong4).

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