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港澳

港澳

Chinese

		harbor; Hong Kong (abbr.)	deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbor; (abbrev) Australia; Macao
simp. and trad. (港澳)		港	澳

Proper noun

港澳

Hong Kong and Macau

Etymology

From abbreviation of 香港 (Xiānggǎng, “Hong Kong”) + abbreviation of 澳門／澳门 (Àomén, “Macau”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Gǎng-Ào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ ㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² ou³
Min Nan (POJ): Káng-Ò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Gǎng-Ào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ ㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gaangaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong² ou³
  - Yale: góng ou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong² ou³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ ou̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Káng-Ò
  - Tâi-lô: Káng-Ò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafng'oix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɤ²¹/