雅柏文

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (雅柏文)		雅	柏	文

Etymology

Borrowed from English apartment.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ paak³ man⁴, aa⁶ paat¹ man⁴, aa⁶ paat¹ man^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ paak³ man⁴, aa⁶ paat¹ man⁴, aa⁶ paat¹ man^4-2
  - Yale: ngáh paak màhn, ah pāat màhn, ah pāat mán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ paak⁸ man⁴, aa⁶ paat⁷ man⁴, aa⁶ paat⁷ man^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ pag³ men⁴, a⁶ pad¹ men⁴, a⁶ pad¹ men²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː¹³ pʰɑːk̚³ mɐn²¹/, /ɑː²² pʰɑːt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/, /ɑː²² pʰɑːt̚⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

Note: aa6 paat1 man4(-2) - imitating English.

Noun

雅柏文

(Cantonese, chiefly Australia) apartment

Usage notes

While aa⁶ paat¹ man^4(-2) is common in Cantonese communities around the world, this particular orthography is limited to Australia.

Synonyms

柏文
公寓 (gōngyù)

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