荃灣

Chinese

		(fragrant plant)	bay; gulf
trad. (荃灣)		荃	灣
simp. (荃湾)		荃	湾

Etymology

From 淺灣／浅湾 (literally “shallow bay”), which is attested in 粵大記 [1595].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Quánwān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ waan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Quánwān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Cyuánwan
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻüan²-wan¹
  - Yale: Chywán-wān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyuanuan
  - Palladius: Цюаньвань (Cjuanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ wän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun⁴ waan¹
  - Yale: chyùhn wāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ waan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qun⁴ wan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn²¹ waːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

荃灣

Tsuen Wan (an area in Hong Kong)
(～區) Tsuen Wan District (a district of Hong Kong)

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