金甌

See also: 金瓯

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	bowl; cup
trad. (金甌)		金	甌
simp. (金瓯)		金	瓯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīn'ōu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ au¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīn'ōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ au¹
  - Yale: gām āu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ au¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ eo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ ɐu̯⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

金甌

(literary) golden chalice
(literary, figuratively) the country; the nation

Derived terms

名動金甌／名动金瓯
名覆金甌／名覆金瓯
固金甌／固金瓯

金甌無缺／金瓯无缺 (jīn'ōuwúquē)
金甌藏名／金瓯藏名

Etymology 2

Borrowed (probably a phono-semantic matching) from Vietnamese Cà Mau, likely via Cantonese.

Proper noun

金甌

(～省) Cà Mau Province (province of Vietnam)
(～市) Cà Mau (city in Vietnam)

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