湄公

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (湄公)		湄	公

Etymology

From some Southeast Asian language; compare Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong), Khmer មេគង្គ (meikngkɔɔ). The second syllable, written as 公, is ultimately related to 江 (OC *kroːŋ, “Yangtze; river”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Méigōng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Méigōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meigong
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ gung¹
  - Yale: mèih gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

湄公

(～河) (usually attributive) Mekong
湄公流域 ― Méigōng liúyù ― Mekong River basin

湄公地區 / 湄公地区 ― Méigōng dìqū ― Greater Mekong Subregion

Derived terms

湄公魚／湄公鱼

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