曼谷

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (曼谷)		曼	谷
simp. #(曼谷)		曼	谷

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk), via Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Màngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ guk¹
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): man⁴ gug⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Bān-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mang⁶ gog⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Màngǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Màngǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Man⁴-ku³
    • Yale: Màn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mannguu
    • Palladius: Маньгу (Manʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maan⁶ guk¹
    • Yale: maahn gūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ guk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ gug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² kʊk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: man⁴ gug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /man⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʊk̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bān-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Bān-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxnkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mang⁶ gog⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: măng ko̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚⁴/

Proper noun

曼谷

2. Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)
   • 1898, 薛福成 [Xue Fucheng], 出使日記續刻, volume 5, page 26:

     光緒十一年，暹羅入泰西各國之郵政會，安設電線，南始曼谷，北止景邁，中通各城，又東至西貢，西接下緬甸，共有電線五千一百四十里有奇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     光绪十一年，暹罗入泰西各国之邮政会，安设电线，南始曼谷，北止景迈，中通各城，又东至西贡，西接下缅甸，共有电线五千一百四十里有奇。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Guāngxù shíyī nián, Xiānluó rù tàixī gèguó zhī yóuzhèng huì, ānshè diànxiàn, nán shǐ Màngǔ, běi zhǐ Jǐngmài, zhōng tōng gè chéng, yòu dōng zhì Xīgòng, xī jiē Xiàmiǎndiàn, gòngyǒu diànxiàn wǔ qiān yībǎi sìshí lǐ yǒu qí. [Pinyin]

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   • 1929, 龔學遂, 中國民族海外發展狀況, 大華書社, page 21:

     曼谷的華僑，在十五萬至二十萬之間，暹羅政府允許華僑自由入國，併免除強制勞動。 [MSC, trad.]
     曼谷的华侨，在十五万至二十万之间，暹罗政府允许华侨自由入国，并免除强制劳动。 [MSC, simp.]

     Màngǔ de huáqiáo, zài shíwǔ wàn zhì èrshí wàn zhījiān, Xiānluó zhèngfǔ yǔnxǔ huáqiáo zìyóu rù guó, bìng miǎnchú qiángzhì láodòng. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• (obsolete) 濱角／滨角 (Bīnjiǎo), 檳角／槟角 (Bīnjiǎo), 暹京 (Xiānjīng), 盤谷／盘谷 (Pángǔ)

Dialectal synonyms of 曼谷 (“Bangkok”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		曼谷
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	曼谷
Southwestern Mandarin	Dagudi (Maliba)	曼谷
	Reshuitang (Longling)	曼谷
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	曼谷
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	曼谷
Cantonese	Guangzhou	曼谷
	Hong Kong	曼谷
	Rongxian	曼谷
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	曼谷, 大埠
	Betong (Rongxian)	曼谷
Hakka	Meixian	曼谷
	Jiexi	曼谷
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	曼谷, 泰京
Southern Min	Xiamen	曼谷
	Quanzhou	曼谷
	Zhangzhou	曼谷
	Chaozhou	曼谷
	Bangkok (Teochew)	曼谷, 泰京, 本京
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	曼谷
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	曼谷