官塘

Chinese

		official; government; organ of body	pond
simp. and trad. (官塘)		官	塘

Etymology

Previously known as 官璫／官珰.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guāntáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ tong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guāntáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guantáng
    • Wade–Giles: Kuan¹-tʻang²
    • Yale: Gwān-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guantarng
    • Palladius: Гуаньтан (Guanʹtan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gun¹ tong⁴
    • Yale: gūn tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

官塘

1. Alternative form of 觀塘 / 观塘 (gun1 tong4, “Kwun Tong (a place in Hong Kong)”)

Usage notes

Still used as an alternative form of 觀塘／观塘 (gun1 tong4).

Descendants

• → English: Kwun Tong