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麥當勞

麥當勞

See also: 麦当劳

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (麥當勞)		麥	當	勞
simp. (麦当劳)		麦	当	劳

Proper noun

麥當勞

McDonald's (fast food restaurant chain)
McDonald (English surname)

Etymology

Borrowing from English McDonald or McDonald's.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Màidāngláo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄤㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Ma̍k-tông-lò
Min Nan (POJ): Be̍h-tang-lô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Màidāngláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄤㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maydanglau
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴
  - Yale: mahk dōng lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ dong¹ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ma̍k-tông-lò
  - Hakka Romanization System: mag dong´ loˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mag⁶ dong¹ lo²
  - IPA: /mak̚⁵ toŋ²⁴ lo¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Be̍h-tang-lô
  - Tâi-lô: Be̍h-tang-lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: beqdanglooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /be(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² taŋ³³ lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /be(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɤ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³/