汕頭

See also: 汕头

Chinese

Swatow head; (noun suffix)
trad. (汕頭)
simp. (汕头)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

汕頭

  1. () Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)

Derived terms

Descendants


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せん
Hyōgaiji
とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

The Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 汕頭.

Proper noun

汕頭 (hiragana せんとう, rōmaji Sentō)

  1. Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
すわ
Hyōgaiji
とう
Grade: 2
Irregular

From Teochew 汕頭汕头 (suan1 tao5). Compare Swatow.

Proper noun

汕頭 (katakana スワトウ, rōmaji Suwatō, historical katakana スワタウ)

  1. Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
しゃん
Hyōgaiji
とう
Grade: 2
Irregular

From Mandarin 汕頭汕头 (Shàntóu).

Proper noun

汕頭 (katakana シャントウ, rōmaji Shantō)

  1. Shantou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
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