澳門
See also: 澳门
Chinese
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Etymology
(Macau): 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.]
- 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]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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.]
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
Proper noun
澳門
- (~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
- (~市) (historical) Municipality of Macau (a former municipality of Macau)
- (~村) O Mun (a village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (澳門):
- → Korean: 오문(澳門) (Omun)
- → Vietnamese: Áo Môn (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))
Others:
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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Proper noun
澳門 • (Makao)
- Obsolete spelling of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)
Proper noun
澳門 • (Aomen)
- Synonym of マカオ (“Macau (a city and special administrative region of China)”)
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