澳門

See also: 澳门

Chinese

		deep bay; cove; bay deep bay; cove; bay; harbor; (abbrev) Australia; Macao	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (澳門)		澳	門
simp. (澳门)		澳	门
2nd round simp.		沃门

Etymology

First attested in 陳末議以保海隅萬世治安疏, a memorial to the emperor [1564] by government official Pang Shangpeng (龐尚鵬):

廣州南有香山縣，地當瀕海。由雍麥至蠔鏡澳，計一日之程，有山對峙如臺，曰南北臺。即澳門也……議者欲於澳門狹處，用石填塞，杜番舶潛行，以固香山門戶。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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广州南有香山县，地当濒海。由雍麦至蚝镜澳，计一日之程，有山对峙如台，曰南北台。即澳门也……议者欲于澳门狭处，用石填塞，杜番舶潜行，以固香山门户。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 題為陳末議以保海隅萬世治安 in 皇明經世文編

Guǎngzhōu nán yǒu Xiāngshān xiàn, dì dāng bīn hǎi. Yóu yōngmài zhì Háojìng'ào, jì yīrì zhī chéng, yǒu shān Duìzhì rú tái, yuē nánběi tái. Jí Àomén yě...... Yì zhě yù yú Àomén xiá chù, yòng shí tiánsài, dù fānbó qiánxíng, yǐ gù Xiāngshān ménhù. [Pinyin]

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Earlier names include 濠鏡澳／濠镜澳 (Háojìng'ào) (蠔鏡澳／蚝镜澳), 濠鏡／濠镜 (Háojìng), 香山澳, etc..

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Àomén

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): au¹ mon^3*

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): O-mùn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): au⁴ mun²

• Min Dong (BUC): Ó̤-muòng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ò-mn̂g / Ò-mûi / Ò-bûn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): o³ mung⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): au men (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Àomén
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awmen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àomén
    • Wade–Giles: ao4-mên2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴
    • Yale: ou mún, ou mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ou³ mun^4-2, ou³ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ou³ mun², ou³ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯³³ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/, /ou̯³³ muːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: au¹ mon^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /au³³ ᵐbᵘɔn²²⁻²²⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: O-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: o munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: o⁴ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /o⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: au⁴ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /au⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ó̤-muòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: Ò-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oirmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /o¹¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /o²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: Ò-muî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oirmuii
    • IPA (Penang): /o²¹⁻³³ mui²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /o²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: Ò-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oirbuun
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /o⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: o³ mung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ò mûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /o²¹³⁻⁵⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: au men (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔ³³ məɲ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

澳門

1. (～特別行政區) Macau, Aomen (a city and special administrative region of China)

   澳門歷史城區 / 澳门历史城区  ―  Àomén Lìshǐ Chéngqū  ―  The Historic Centre of Macao

2. (～市) (historical) Municipality of Macau (a former municipality of Macau, China)

Synonyms

• 濠江 (Háojiāng)
• (obsolete) 濠鏡澳／濠镜澳 (Háojìng'ào), 濠鏡／濠镜 (Háojìng)
• (colloquial) 馬交／马交 (Mǎjiāo)

Derived terms

• 澳門人／澳门人 (Àoménrén)
• 澳門元／澳门元 (Àoményuán)
• 澳門半島／澳门半岛 (Àoménbàndǎo)

• 澳門幣／澳门币 (Àoménbì)
• 澳門特別行政區／澳门特别行政区 (Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (澳門):

• → Korean: 오문 (澳門, Omun)
• → Vietnamese: Áo Môn (澳門)

Others:

• → Armenian: Աոմին (Aomin)
• → English: Aomen
• → Japanese: 澳門(アオメン) (Aomen)
• → Korean: 아오먼 (Aomeon)
• → Russian: Аомы́нь (Aomýnʹ), Аомэ́нь (Aomɛ́nʹ)
• → Zhuang: Aumwnz

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
澳	門
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 2
Irregular

From English Macau or Portuguese Macau.

Glyph origin

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 澳門.

Proper noun

澳門(マカオ) • (Makao) 

1. Obsolete spelling of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
澳	門
あお Hyōgaiji	めん Grade: 2
Irregular

From Mandarin 澳門／澳门 (Àomén).

Proper noun

澳門(アオメン) • (Aomen) 

1. Synonym of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
澳	門

Proper noun

澳門 • (Omun) (hangeul 오문)

1. Hanja form^? of 오문 (“Macau (Aomen)”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
澳	門

Proper noun

澳門

1. chữ Hán form of Áo Môn (“Macau (Aomen)”).