圭亞拿

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (圭亞拿)		圭	亞	拿
simp. (圭亚拿)		圭	亚	拿

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ aa³ naa⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ aa³ naa⁴
    • Yale: gwāi a nàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ aa³ naa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ a³ na⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³ naː²¹/

Proper noun

圭亞拿

1. (rare) Guiana
   • 2009 October 29, 關平, “名人的題字”, in Takungpao‎^[1], page C7:

     他後來調職英屬圭亞拿，到一九二五年才調回香港出任港督職務，任港督期間推動香港大學設立中文系，聘請前清遺老賴際熙與區大典兩位翰林教授經典。 [MSC, trad.]
     他后来调职英属圭亚拿，到一九二五年才调回香港出任港督职务，任港督期间推动香港大学设立中文系，聘请前清遗老赖际熙与区大典两位翰林教授经典。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā hòulái diàozhí yīngshǔ guīyàná, dào yījiǔ'èrwǔnián cái diàohuí xiānggǎng chūrèn gǎngdū zhíwù, rèn gǎngdū qījiān tuīdòng xiānggǎngdàxué shèlì zhōngwénxì, pìnqǐng qián qīngyílǎo làijìxī yǔ qūdàdiǎn liǎngwèi hànlín jiàoshòu jīngdiǎn. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 圭亞那／圭亚那 (Guīyànà)