山景城
Chinese
| mountain scenery | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (山景城) |
山景 | 城 | |
| Literally: “City of Mountain Scenery”. | |||
Etymology
Calque of English Mountain View + 城 (chéng, “city”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Shānjǐngchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shanjǐngchéng
- Wade–Giles: Shan1-ching3-chʻêng2
- Yale: Shān-jǐng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shanjiingcherng
- Palladius: Шаньцзинчэн (Šanʹczinčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saan1 ging2 sing4
- Yale: sāan gíng sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: saan1 ging2 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: san1 ging2 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
山景城
- (~市) Mountain View (a city in California, United States)