紐約

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (紐約)
simp. (纽约)

Etymology

Borrowed from English New York, via a southern variety of Chinese (e.g. Cantonese, probably Taishanese) which retains -k in .

Pronunciation


Proper noun

紐約

  1. (, formerly ) New York (a state of the United States)
  2. () New York City (a city in New York, United States)

Synonyms

  • (dated) 鳥約鸟约

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Proper noun

紐約 (Nữu Ước)

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