沖繩

See also: 冲绳 and 沖縄

Chinese

		strong; powerful; forceful strong; powerful; forceful; dynamic; to punch; to rinse; to collide; to water; to rush; to dash (against); to wash out; to charge; highway; public road	rope
trad. (沖繩)		沖	繩
simp. (冲绳)		冲	绳

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 沖縄 (Okinawa).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chōngshéng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥㄕㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chōngshéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥㄕㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chongshéng
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻung¹-shêng²
  - Yale: Chūng-shéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chongsherng
  - Palladius: Чуншэн (Čunšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: chūng sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

沖繩

(～縣) Okinawa (a prefecture of Japan)
(～市) Okinawa (a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)

Derived terms

沖繩島 / 冲绳岛 (Chōngshéngdǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沖	繩
おき Grade: 4	なわ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 沖繩 – see the following entry.

【沖縄おきなわ】

[noun] (rare, possibly obsolete) a rope used to catch fish

[proper noun] the main island in the Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island

[proper noun] a group of islands known as the Okinawa Islands

[proper noun] the southern-most Japanese prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture

(This term, 沖繩, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
沖	繩
うち Grade: 4	なー Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Proper noun

沖(うち)繩(なー) (Uchinā)

Kyūjitai form of 沖縄 (“Okinawa”)