望廈

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	tall building
trad. (望廈)		望	廈
simp. (望厦)		望	厦

Etymology

廈／厦 is short for 廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén, “Xiamen”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wàngxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ haa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wàngxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wàngsià
    • Wade–Giles: Wang⁴-hsia⁴
    • Yale: Wàng-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wanqshiah
    • Palladius: Ванся (Vansja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁶ haa⁶
    • Yale: mohng hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² haː²²/

Proper noun

望廈

1. (～村) Mong Ha (a former village in Macau)

   望廈條約／望厦条约  ―  Wàngxià Tiáoyuē  ―  Treaty of Wanghia