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旺角

旺角

Chinese

		prosperous; flourishing; to prosper prosperous; flourishing; to prosper; to flourish	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
simp. and trad. (旺角)		旺	角

Proper noun

旺角

Mongkok; Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)

Synonyms

(archaic) 望角 (Wàngjiǎo), 芒角 (mángjiǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Wàngjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁶ gok³
Min Nan (POJ): Ōng-kak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: Wàngjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wanqjeau
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    旺角
    望角
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁶ gok³
  - Yale: wohng gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁶ gok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²² kɔːk̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ōng-kak
  - Tâi-lô: Ōng-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oxngkag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kak̚³²/