君士坦丁堡
Chinese
| Constantine | earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (君士坦丁堡) | 君士坦丁 | 堡 | |
| simp. #(君士坦丁堡) | 君士坦丁 | 堡 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Constantinople.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕˋ ㄊㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄅㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jyunshìhtǎndingbǎo
- Wade–Giles: Chün1-shih4-tʻan3-ting1-pao3
- Yale: Jyūn-shr̀-tǎn-dīng-bǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiunshyhtaandingbao
- Palladius: Цзюньшитаньдинбао (Czjunʹšitanʹdinbao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwan1 si6 taan2 ding1 bou2
- Yale: gwān sih táan dīng bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwan1 si6 taan2 ding1 bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: guen1 xi6 tan2 ding1 bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ siː²² tʰaːn³⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
君士坦丁堡
- (historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)