馬公

Chinese

horse; surname
 
just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (馬公)
simp. (马公)

Etymology

From Japanese  () (こう) (Makō), from Min Nan 媽宮妈宫 (Má-keng, literally “Mazu palace”).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

馬公

  1. () Magong (a county-controlled city on Penghu Island)
    西嶼落霞,鬧熱馬公,離鄉治凍時返來 [Taiwanese, trad.]
    西屿落霞,闹热马公,离乡治冻时返来 [Taiwanese, simp.]
    From: 詹雅雯, 澎湖戀歌
    Sai-sū ê lo̍h-hâ, nāu-lia̍t ê Má-keng-chhī--ah, lī-hiong ê lâng tī-tang-sî tńg--lâi chia? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The sunset clouds of Xiyu, O bustling Magong City, when will those who left their homelands come back here?
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