加拿大
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Etymology 1
Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] as 加拿大國／加拿大国, referring to the French colony within the larger territory of New France.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaa1 naa4 daai6
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ga1 na3 ai5*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kâ-nâ-thai / Khà-na-tá
- Eastern Min (BUC): Gă-nā-dâi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1ka-na-da
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jianádà
- Wade–Giles: Chia1-na2-ta4
- Yale: Jyā-ná-dà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianadah
- Palladius: Цзянада (Czjanada)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nä³⁵ tä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 naa4 daai6
- Yale: gā nàh daaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 naa4 daai6
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 na4 dai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ naː²¹ taːi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ga1 na3 ai5*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ka³³ ⁿda²² ai³²⁻³²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kâ-nâ-thai / Khà-na-tá
- Hakka Romanization System: gaˊ naˊ tai / kaˇ na daˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ga1 na1 tai4 / ka2 na4 da3
- Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴⁻¹¹ na²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/, /kʰa¹¹ na⁵⁵ ta³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Gă-nā-dâi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ nˡa³³⁻⁵⁵ (t-)lɑi²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-ná-tāi
- Tâi-lô: Ka-ná-tāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: kanafdai
- IPA (Philippines): /ka³³ na⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kee-ná-tāi
- Tâi-lô: Kee-ná-tāi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gia1 na2 dai6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kia ná tăi
- Sinological IPA (key): /kia³³⁻²³ na⁵²⁻³⁵ tai³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Wu
Proper noun
加拿大
- Canada (a country in North America)
- 1904, Liang Qichao, 新大陸遊記 [Travel Notes of the New Continent], 廣智書局, published 1907, page 4:
- 華人之在加拿大者，生計殊窘蹙，遠不逮在美國。其工人之不得職業者十而五六，困苦不可言狀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Huárén zhī zài Jiānádà zhě, shēngjì shū jiǒngcù, yuǎn bùdài zài Měiguó. Qí gōngrén zhī bù dé zhíyè zhě shí ér wǔ liù, kùnkǔ bùkěyánzhuàng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
华人之在加拿大者，生计殊窘蹙，远不逮在美国。其工人之不得职业者十而五六，困苦不可言状。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 加拿大 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 加拿大, 加國 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 加拿大, 加國 |
| Taishan | 加拿大 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 加拿大 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 加拿大 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 加拿大 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 加拿大 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 加拿大 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 加拿大 |
| Quanzhou | 加拿大 | |
| Zhangzhou | 加拿大 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 加拿大 | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Zhuang: Gyahnazda
Etymology 2
Pun on the near-homophone 胳肋底 (gaak3 laak6-1 dai2).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 naa4 daai6
- Yale: gā nàh daaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 naa4 daai6
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 na4 dai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ naː²¹ taːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
加拿大
Synonyms
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