麥當勞
See also: 麦当劳
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥當勞) | 麥 | 當勞 | |
| simp. (麦当劳) | 麦 | 当劳 | |
Etymology
Originally a transcription of English MacDonnell (McDonnell) in Cantonese for MacDonnell Road in Hong Kong. It was re-used to transcript English McDonald's/McDonald by McDonald's Hong Kong managing director Daniel Ng in the late 1970s or early 1980s, purposely chosen due to the existing familiarity of the road. Before, only the English name was present in official signage. A more direct transcription, 麥當奴／麦当奴 (mak6 dong1 nou4), was proposed, but the derogatory connotation of 奴 (nú, “slave”) led to it being replaced with 勞／劳 (literally “work”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
麥當勞
Synonyms
- (McDonald's):
Dialectal synonyms of 麥當勞 (“McDonald's”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麥當勞 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 麥當勞 |
| Singapore | 麥當勞 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 麥當勞, 老麥, M記, 麥記, 牡丹樓, 金拱門 |
| Macau | 麥當勞, 老麥, M記 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麥當勞 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麥當勞 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麥當勞 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麥當勞 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麥當勞 | |
Descendants
- → Mongolian: ᠮᠠᠢ
ᠳ᠋ᠠᠩ
ᠯᠤᠤ (mai daŋ luu)
References
- Golden arches east : McDonald's in East Asia, Second edition edition, Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2006, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 82-83
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