洛杉磯 / 洛杉矶
lok⁶ caam³ gei¹, lok³ caam³ gei¹
Los Angeles in Cantonese is expressed as 洛杉磯 / 洛杉矶 (lok⁶ caam³ gei¹, lok³ caam³ gei¹). Wiktionary also lists 羅省 / 罗省 (lo⁴ saang²).
Meaning: largest city in California (name)
Ways to say it
| Cantonese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 洛杉磯 / 洛杉矶 | lok⁶ caam³ gei¹, lok³ caam³ gei¹ | |
| 羅省 / 罗省 | lo⁴ saang² | dated |
This phrase is the name of the largest city in California.
Which one should you use?
洛杉磯 / 洛杉矶 is the standard, modern transliteration used in news and formal contexts. 羅省 / 罗省 is an older, more colloquial transliteration that is less common in modern media but still recognized.
How do you pronounce it?
lok⁶ caam³ gei¹, lok³ caam³ gei¹
Did you know?
- Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong may use 洛杉磯 in formal writing but often switch to the English name 'Los Angeles' entirely in casual conversation due to linguistic blending.
- While 洛杉磯 is a phonetic transliteration, the character 杉 refers to a 'Chinese cedar' and 磯 refers to a 'shore' or 'rocky beach'.
- The phonetic choice of 洛 (lok⁶) in 洛杉磯 is a common go-to character for translating the 'Lo' sound in many different international city names.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “los angeles” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
