尖沙咀

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	chew
simp. and trad. (尖沙咀)		尖	沙	咀
alternative forms		尖沙嘴

Etymology

Attested in 粵大記 [1595] as 尖沙嘴.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiānshāzuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ saa¹ zeoi²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ci-so-tsy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānshāzuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jianshazuěi
    • Wade–Giles: Chien¹-sha¹-tsui³
    • Yale: Jyān-shā-dzwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianshatzoei
    • Palladius: Цзяньшацзуй (Czjanʹšaczuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zim¹ saa¹ zeoi²
    • Yale: jīm sā jéui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ saa¹ dzoey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ sa¹ zêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ci-so-tsy
    • MiniDict: ci^平 so tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-so-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ so³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

Proper noun

尖沙咀

1. Tsim Sha Tsui (an area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

Synonyms

• 尖咀

Descendants

• → English: Tsim Sha Tsui

See also

• 尖東／尖东 (Jiāndōng)