臥龍崗
Chinese
| crouching dragon; Zhuge Liang | mound; policeman's beat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臥龍崗) | 臥龍 | 崗 | |
| simp. (卧龙岗) | 卧龙 | 岗 | |
| alternative forms | 臥龍岡／卧龙冈 archaic | ||
| Literally: “Hillock of the Crouching Dragon”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wòlónggǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wòlónggǎng
- Wade–Giles: Wo4-lung2-kang3
- Yale: Wò-lúng-gǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wohlonggaang
- Palladius: Волунган (Volungan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wòlónggāng
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wòlónggang
- Wade–Giles: Wo4-lung2-kang1
- Yale: Wò-lúng-gāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wohlonggang
- Palladius: Волунган (Volungan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo6 lung4 gong1
- Yale: ngoh lùhng gōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo6 lung4 gong1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo6 lung4 gong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔː²² lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
臥龍崗
- Wolong Gang (place in Henan province of China where the sage Zhuge Liang lived)
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English Wollongong.
Proper noun
臥龍崗
- (～市) Wollongong (a city in New South Wales, Australia)
- 臥龍崗大學／卧龙岗大学 ― Wòlónggǎng Dàxué ― University of Wollongong