筲箕灣

筲箕灣

Chinese

		strainer basket used for washing rice or vegetables or for holding food	bay; gulf
trad. (筲箕灣)		筲箕	灣
simp. (筲箕湾)		筲箕	湾

Etymology

"Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong"

Attested in 粵大記 [1595] as 稍箕灣／稍箕湾.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shāojīwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
• Wu (Wiktionary): sau ji ue (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shāojīwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ ㄐㄧ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shaojiwan
    • Wade–Giles: Shao¹-chi¹-wan¹
    • Yale: Shāu-jī-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaujiuan
    • Palladius: Шаоцзивань (Šaoczivanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
    • Yale: sāau gēi wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saau¹ gei¹ waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sao¹ géi¹ wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ waːn⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: sau ji ue (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ ɯe̞²¹/

Proper noun

筲箕灣

1. Shau Kei Wan (a neighbourhood of the Eastern District, Hong Kong)
2. (～鎮) Shaojiwan (a town in Yuanling, Huaihua, Hunan, China)

Descendants

• → English: Shau Kei Wan, Shaukiwan, Shaojiwan