劍橋

See also: 剑桥

Chinese

		phonetic	bridge
trad. (劍橋)		劍	橋
simp. (剑桥)		剑	桥

Etymology

Partial calque of English Cambridge. Doublet of 康橋／康桥 (Kāngqiáo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiànqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ kiu⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kiàm-kiô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiànqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiànciáo
    • Wade–Giles: Chien⁴-chʻiao²
    • Yale: Jyàn-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiannchyau
    • Palladius: Цзяньцяо (Czjanʹcjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànqiáor
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànciáor
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chʻiao²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jyàn-chyáur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannchyaul
    • Palladius: цзяньцяор (czjanʹcjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim³ kiu⁴
    • Yale: gim kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim³ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ kʰiːu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiàm-kiô
    • Tâi-lô: Kiàm-kiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarmkiooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²¹⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam²¹⁻⁵³ kio¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiam¹¹⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɤ²³/

Proper noun

劍橋

1. (～市) Cambridge (a city in Cambridgeshire, England)
2. (～大學) University of Cambridge

   喺劍橋讀書／喺剑桥读书 [Cantonese]  ―  hai² gim³ kiu⁴ duk⁶ syu¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to study at Cambridge

3. (～市) Cambridge (a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States)

Synonyms

• (Cambridge City): (obsolete) 康橋／康桥 (Kāngqiáo)

Derived terms

• 劍橋春天 / 剑桥春天 (Jiànqiáo Chūntiān)
• 牛橋 / 牛桥