三寶顏

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (三寶顏)		三	寶	顏
simp. (三宝颜)		三	宝	颜

Etymology

Loaned via Hokkien. From Central Sama Samboangan (“mooring place”), from sambuwang (“large mooring post”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), as attested in the Velarde map (1734). Compare Spanish Zamboanga, English Zamboanga, Tagalog Zamboanga, Cebuano Zamboanga.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sānbǎoyán

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ bou² ngaan⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sam-pó-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sānbǎoyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sanbǎoyán
  - Wade–Giles: San¹-pao³-yen²
  - Yale: Sān-bǎu-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanbaoyan
  - Palladius: Саньбаоянь (Sanʹbaojanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ bou² ngaan⁴
  - Yale: sāam bóu ngàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ bou² ngaan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ bou² ngan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ ŋaːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-pó-gân
  - Tâi-lô: Sam-pó-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sampoy'gaan
  - IPA (Philippines): /sam³³ po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan²⁴/

Proper noun

三寶顏

(～市) Zamboanga City (a city in the Philippines)
(～省) any of the three provinces of the Zamboanga Peninsula
(～半島) Zamboanga Peninsula (a peninsula in the Philippines)
(historical) Province of Zamboanga (a former province of the Philippines)
(historical) Republic of Zamboanga