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 (e.g. Cantonese, probably Taishanese) which retains -k in 約/约.

Pronunciation


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)

Synonyms

  • (dated) 鳥約/鸟约

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
紐約

Proper noun

紐約 • (Nữu Ước)

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