轉姐

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (轉姐)		轉	姐
simp. (转姐)		转	姐

Etymology

Borrowed from English John Day, via Taishanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhuǎnjiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyun² ze²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zon² die²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuǎnjiě [Phonetic: zhuánjiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuǎnjiě
    • Wade–Giles: Chuan³-chieh³
    • Yale: Jwǎn-jyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joanjiee
    • Palladius: Чжуаньцзе (Čžuanʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun² ze²
    • Yale: jyún jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun² zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zon² die²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sᵘɔn⁵⁵ tiɛ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

轉姐

1. (～埠) (obsolete) John Day (a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States), location of Kam Wah Chung & Co. (金華昌)
   • Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder21-Sheet1-Front

     或者如意佢住宿轉姐二三禮拜 [Taishanese, trad.]
     或者如意佢住宿转姐二三礼拜 [Taishanese, simp.]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 約翰迪／约翰迪
• 約翰日／约翰日

See also

• 懇寅／恳寅 (Kěnyín, “Canyon City”)