省城
Chinese
| province | city | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (省城) |
省 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shěngchéng
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shěngchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shěngchéng
- Wade–Giles: shêng3-chʻêng2
- Yale: shěng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengcherng
- Palladius: шэнчэн (šɛnčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saang2 seng4
- Yale: sáang sèhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: saang2 seng4
- Guangdong Romanization: sang2 séng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːŋ³⁵ sɛːŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sang2 siang3
- Sinological IPA (key): /saŋ⁵⁵ siaŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sén-sàng
- Hakka Romanization System: senˋ sangˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sen3 sang2
- Sinological IPA: /sen³¹ saŋ¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: senˊ shang
- Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴⁻³³ ʃaŋ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: sên3 sang2
- Sinological IPA: /sɛn³¹ saŋ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-siâⁿ
- Tâi-lô: síng-siânn
- Phofsit Daibuun: sefngsviaa
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: sên2 sian5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: séⁿ siâⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩã⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
省城
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 省會 (“provincial capital”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 省會, 省城, 省治, 省垣 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 省會, 省城 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 省城 |
| Hong Kong | 省城, 省會 | |
| Dongguan | 省城 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 省城 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 省會, 省城 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 省會 |
| Quanzhou | 省會 | |
| Zhangzhou | 省會 | |
| Shantou | 省城 | |
| Jieyang | 省城 | |
Proper noun
省城
- (Guangdong, specifically, dated) Guangzhou
- 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “調”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 546:
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 廣州 (“Guangzhou”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 廣州, 穗 short | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 廣州 |
| Singapore | 廣州 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 廣州, 廣府, 省城, 省 |
| Hong Kong | 廣州, 省城, 大圈 slang | |
| Taishan | 廣州, 省城 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 省 | |
| Dongguan | 廣州, 省城 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 廣州 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 廣州 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 省 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 廣州 |
| Quanzhou | 廣州 | |
| Zhangzhou | 廣州 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 廣州 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 廣州 | |
| Shantou | 廣州, 省城 | |
| Leizhou | 廣州 | |