中國城
Chinese
| middle country; central country | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中國城) | 中國 | 城 | |
| simp. (中国城) | 中国 | 城 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “first usage? sounds like some horrid unnecessary calque from English with mainland characteristics”)
Likely a calque of English Chinatown
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): zhōngguóchéng
- (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 gwok3 seng4 / zung1 gwok3 sing4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-kok-siâⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngguóchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongguóchéng
- Wade–Giles: chung1-kuo2-chʻêng2
- Yale: jūng-gwó-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonggwocherng
- Palladius: чжунгочэн (čžungočɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 gwok3 seng4 / zung1 gwok3 sing4
- Yale: jūng gwok sèhng / jūng gwok sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 gwok8 seng4 / dzung1 gwok8 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 guog3 séng4 / zung1 guog3 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sɛːŋ²¹/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-kok-siâⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Tiong-kok-siânn
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongkoksviaa
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ siã¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
中國城