保時捷
Appearance
See also: 保时捷
Chinese
[edit]to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard |
o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period |
victory; triumph; quick victory; triumph; quick; prompt; rapid | ||
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trad. (保時捷) | 保 | 時 | 捷 | |
simp. (保时捷) | 保 | 时 | 捷 |
Etymology
[edit]Phono-semantic matching of German Porsche.
The significance of the extra syllable 捷 (jié) is unknown; it has been suggested that its source is the Chinese name of the Jebsen Group (捷成), the main distributor of Porsche in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoshíhjié
- Wade–Giles: pao3-shih2-chieh2
- Yale: bǎu-shŕ-jyé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshyrjye
- Palladius: баошицзе (baošicze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 si4 zit3
- Yale: bóu sìh jit
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 si4 dzit8
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 xi4 jid3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ siː²¹ t͡siːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]保時捷
Synonyms
[edit]- (Cantonese, slang) 波子