檳角

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (檳角)		檳	角
simp. (槟角)		槟	角
alternative forms		梹角

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk), via Cantonese 檳角 / 槟角 (ban1 gok3).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bīnjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bīnjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Binjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Pin¹-chiao³
    • Yale: Bīn-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Binjeau
    • Palladius: Биньцзяо (Binʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ban¹ gok³
    • Yale: bān gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

檳角

1. (obsolete) Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)

Synonyms

• 曼谷 (Màngǔ)
• (Thailand) 泰京 (Tàijīng), 本京 (Běnjīng)