三年零八個月

Chinese

		three	year	remnant; zero; to fall	eight	(a measure word); individual	moon; month
trad. (三年零八個月)		三	年	零	八	個	月
simp. (三年零八个月)		三	年	零	八	个	月
Literally: “Three years and eight months”.

Etymology

From the fact that Hong Kong was occupied by Japan for 3 years and 8 months.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ nin⁴ ling⁴ baat³ go³ jyut⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ nin⁴ ling⁴ baat³ go³ jyut⁶
    • Yale: sāam nìhn lìhng baat go yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ nin⁴ ling⁴ baat⁸ go³ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ nin⁴ ling⁴ bad³ go³ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ niːn²¹ lɪŋ²¹ paːt̚³ kɔː³³ jyːt̚²/

Proper noun

三年零八個月

1. (metonymically) the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong from 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945