日本仔橋
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Chinese[edit]
| Japanese person; Jap | bridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (日本仔橋) | 日本仔 | 橋 | |
| simp. (日本仔桥) | 日本仔 | 桥 | |
Etymology[edit]
From a misguided assumption by Chinese immigrants that Kosciuszko is a Japanese name.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat6 bun2 zai2 kiu4
- Yale: yaht bún jái kìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat9 bun2 dzai2 kiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: yed6 bun2 zei2 kiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun[edit]
日本仔橋
- (Cantonese) Kosciuszko Bridge (a bridge in New York City, New York, United States)
References[edit]
- Aaron Reiss (actor) (2017 August 4), “622: Who You Gonna Call?”, in This American Life[1]:
- There are some puzzlers, like the Kosciuszko Bridge, named after Thaddeus Kosciuszko. Everyone calls it the 日本仔橋／日本仔桥 (jat6 bun2 zai2 kiu4), which literally means "the Japanese Guy Bridge." I asked some older ladies in Chinatown why. / "Because it has so many consonants and vowels, that it looks like a Japanese name."