康橋

Chinese

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	bridge
trad. (康橋)		康	橋
simp. (康桥)		康	桥

Etymology

Partial calque of English Cambridge. Doublet of 劍橋／剑桥 (Jiànqiáo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kāngqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ kiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kāngqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kangciáo
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-chʻiao²
    • Yale: Kāng-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangchyau
    • Palladius: Канцяо (Kancjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong¹ kiu⁴
    • Yale: hōng kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Proper noun

康橋

1. (obsolete, poetic) Cambridge

   • 夏蟲也為我沉默，沉默是今晚的康橋。 [MSC, trad.]
     夏虫也为我沉默，沉默是今晚的康桥。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1928, Xu Zhimo, 再別康橋

     Xiàchóng yě wèi wǒ chénmò, chénmò shì jīnwǎn de Kāngqiáo. [Pinyin]

     Even the summer insects mute themselves for me, that is how I found Cambridge this night.

Synonyms

• 劍橋／剑桥 (Jiànqiáo)