正埠

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	a jetty; port; a city a jetty; port; a city; quay
simp. and trad. (正埠)		正	埠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ fau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngbù
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-pu⁴
    • Yale: jèng-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqbuh
    • Palladius: чжэнбу (čžɛnbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ fau⁶
    • Yale: jing fauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ fau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ feo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fɐu̯²²/

Noun

正埠

1. (historical) primary city known to Chinese immigrants

   Coordinate term: 二埠 (Èrbù)

   檀山正埠 [Written Vernacular Chinese]  ―  taan⁴ saan¹ zing³ fau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  Honolulu

   雪梨正埠 [Written Vernacular Chinese]  ―  syut³ lei⁴ zing³ fau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  Sydney

   舊金山正埠／旧金山正埠 [Written Vernacular Chinese]  ―  gau⁶ gam¹ saan¹ zing³ fau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  San Francisco

   • 舊金山正埠中國客商會館公啟 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     旧金山正埠中国客商会馆公启 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1855, in 《遐邇貫珍》 [1]

     gau⁶ gam¹ saan¹ zing³ fau⁶ zung¹ gwok³ haak³ soeng¹ wui⁶ gun² gung¹ kai² [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 本報館在美國金山正埠都板街門牌七百三十四號 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     本报馆在美国金山正埠都板街门牌七百三十四号 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1913, International Chinese Business Directory of the World for the Year 1913 (《萬國寄信便覽》), page 86

     bun² bou³ gun² zoi⁶ mei⁵ gwok³ gam¹ saan¹ zing³ fau⁶ dou¹ baan² gaai¹ mun⁴ paai⁴ cat¹ baak³ saam¹ sap⁶ sei³ hou⁶ [Jyutping]

     Our office is located at 734 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, USA.

See also

• 大埠 (Dàbù)