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瓦特

瓦特

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (瓦特)		瓦	特

Noun

瓦特

watt

Synonyms

(abbreviation) 瓦 (wǎ)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English Watt.

Proper noun

瓦特

Watt

Etymology

Borrowing from English watt, after Scottish engineer James Watt.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǎtè

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ dak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǎtè
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woateh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ dak⁶
  - Yale: ngáh dahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ dak⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː¹³ tɐk̚²/