劍橋

See also: 剑桥

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	bridge
trad. (劍橋)		劍	橋
simp. (剑桥)		剑	桥

Etymology

Partial calque of English Cambridge.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiànqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ kiu⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): Kiàm-kiô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jiànqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiannchyau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiànqiáor
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannchyaul
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjaʊɻʷ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim³ kiu⁴
    • Yale: gim kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim³ kiu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ kʰiːu̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiàm-kiô
    • Tâi-lô: Kiàm-kiô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarmkiooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiam²¹⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam²¹⁻⁵³ kio¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiam¹¹⁻⁵³ kio²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɤ²³/

Proper noun

劍橋

1. (～市) Cambridge (city in England or the US)
2. (～大學) University of Cambridge

Synonyms

• (Cambridge City): (obsolete) 康橋／康桥 (Kāngqiáo)

Derived terms

• 牛橋／牛桥