湄公河

Chinese

		Mekong	river
trad. (湄公河)		湄公	河
simp. #(湄公河)		湄公	河

Etymology

See 湄公 (Méigōng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Méigōng Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ gung¹ ho⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Méigōng Hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Méigong Hé
    • Wade–Giles: Mei²-kung¹ Ho²
    • Yale: Méi-gūng Hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meigong Her
    • Palladius: Мэйгун Хэ (Mɛjgun Xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ gung¹ ho⁴
    • Yale: mèih gūng hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ gung¹ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ gung¹ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

Proper noun

湄公河

1. the part of Mekong River outside of China

Synonyms

• (part of Mekong River in China): 瀾滄江／澜沧江 (Láncāng Jiāng)

Derived terms

• 湄公河三角洲 (Méigōnghé Sānjiǎozhōu)