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紐約

紐約

See also: 纽约

Chinese

		to turn; to wrench; button	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (紐約)		紐	約
simp. (纽约)		纽	约

Proper noun

紐約

New York

Derived terms

紐約州／纽约州 (Niǔyuēzhōu)

紐約市／纽约市 (Niǔyuēshì)

Etymology

From English New York, via a southern dialect (probably Cantonese) or Taishanese which retains -k in 約／约.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Niǔyuē

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² joek³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Niú-yok
Min Nan (POJ): Niú-iok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Niǔyuē
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Neouiue
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nau² joek³
  - Yale: náu yeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nau² joek⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
  - Hakka Romanization System: niu` iog`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: niu³ yog⁵
  - IPA: /ni̯u³¹ i̯ok̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Niú-yok
  - Hakka Romanization System: niu` (r)iog`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: niu³ yog⁵
  - IPA: /ni̯u³¹ (j)i̯ok̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niú-iok
  - Tâi-lô: Niú-iok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niwiog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /niu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /niu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /niu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /niu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /niu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔk̚³²/