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英鎊

英鎊

See also: 英镑

Chinese

		flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; (abbrev) Britain; English	pound (sterling)
trad. (英鎊)		英	鎊
simp. (英镑)		英	镑

Noun

英鎊

pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom

Etymology

From 英 (yīng, abbreviation of 英國／英国 (Yīngguó, “United Kingdom”)) + 鎊／镑 (bàng, from English pound).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Yīngbàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄅㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ bong^6-2, jing¹ bong⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Yîn-póng
Min Nan (POJ): Eng-pōng / Eng-pǒng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yīngbàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄅㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ingbanq
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ bong^6-2, jing¹ bong⁶
  - Yale: yīng bóng, yīng bohng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ bong^6-2, jing¹ bong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ²²⁻³⁵/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-póng
  - Hakka Romanization System: in´ bong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ bong³
  - IPA: /in²⁴ poŋ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-póng
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in´ bong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ bong³
  - IPA: /(j)in²⁴ poŋ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-pōng
  - Tâi-lô: Eng-pōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engpong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-pǒng
  - Tâi-lô: Eng-pǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³ pɔŋ²²/