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麦当劳
mài dāng láo
Main
English DefinitionMacDonald or McDonald (name); McDonald's (fast food company)
Simplified Script麦当劳
Traditional Script麥當勞
Pinyinmài dāng láo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)mak6 dong1 lou4
Part of Speech(专有名) proper noun
Topical Word Lists
Part of business/Western brands/food chains
Word Decomposition
màiwheat; barley; oats; (Chinese surname)
dāngto be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
láoto toil; labor; laborer; to put somebody to trouble (of doing something); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)

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