八達通

Chinese

		eight	attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (八達通)		八	達	通
simp. (八达通)		八	达	通

Etymology

Last two characters of 四通八達／四通八达 (sìtōngbādá, “accessible from all directions”) + 通 (tōng, “pass”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bādátōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ daat⁶ tung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bādátōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˊ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Badátong
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-ta²-tʻung¹
    • Yale: Bā-dá-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Badartong
    • Palladius: Бадатун (Badatun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ tä³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ daat⁶ tung¹
    • Yale: baat daaht tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ daat⁹ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ dad⁶ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːt̚³ taːt̚² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

八達通

1. Octopus card (Classifier: 張／张 m c)

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 八仔 (baat³ zai²)