峴港

Chinese

	steep hill	harbour; Hong Kong (abbr.)
trad. (峴港)	峴	港
simp. (岘港)	岘	港
alternative forms	蜆港／蚬港

Etymology

Corruption of 蜆港 (“mussel port”), referring to the nearby Sơn Trà island, an island shaped like a mussel (蜆) and used by ancient Chinese vessels as a point of navigation to Đà Nẵng.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiàngǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ gong²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàngǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngǎng
  - Wade–Giles: Hsien⁴-kang³
  - Yale: Syàn-gǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianngaang
  - Palladius: Сяньган (Sjanʹgan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁶ gong²
  - Yale: yihn góng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ gong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

峴港

(～市) Đà Nẵng (a city in Vietnam)

Synonyms

(dated) 大南 (Dànán), 沱㶞 (Tuónǎng)

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