重慶

See also: 重庆

Chinese

	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	celebrate
trad. (重慶)	重	慶
simp. (重庆)	重	庆
Literally: “double celebration”.

Etymology

Literally "double celebration", named in 1189 after Emperor Guangzong of Song was crowned as both king and emperor.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chóngqìng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Cong² qin⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ hing³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Chhùng-khin

(Meixian, Guangdong): cung¹ kin⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): Tṳ̀ng-kéng / Dṳ̀ng-kéng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng² king⁴ / dyoeng² king⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Tiông-khèng / Tiōng-khèng

(Teochew, Peng'im): cong⁵ kêng³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zon-chin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chóngqìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chóngcìng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻung²-chʻing⁴
  - Yale: chúng-chìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngchinq
  - Palladius: чунцин (čuncin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Cong² qin⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Cungkin
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰin²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung⁴ hing³
  - Yale: chùhng hing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ hing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ hing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ hɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhùng-khin
  - Hakka Romanization System: cung^ˇ kin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cung² kin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ¹¹ kʰin⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cung¹ kin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰin⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Tṳ̀ng-kéng / Dṳ̀ng-kéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(kʰ-)ŋɛiŋ²¹³/, /tyŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(kʰ-)ŋɛiŋ²¹³/

Note: Dṳ̀ng-kéng - old style.

Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng² king⁴ [Phonetic: doeng¹ king⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Dé̤ng-ki̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰiŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dyoeng² king⁴ [Phonetic: dyoeng¹ king⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyøŋ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kʰiŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiông-khèng
  - Tâi-lô: Tiông-khìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongqexng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² kʰiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiōng-khèng
  - Tâi-lô: Tiōng-khìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dioxngqexng
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cong⁵ kêng³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshông khèng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰeŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zon-chin
  - MiniDict: zon^去 chin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zon-qin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zoŋ²² t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: drjowng khjaengH

Rime
Character	重	慶
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直容切	丘敬切
Baxter	drjowng	khjaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨoŋ/	/kʰˠiæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖioŋ/	/kʰᵚiaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡioŋ/	/kʰiaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖuawŋ/	/kʰiajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ȡioŋ/	/kʰiɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ȡĭwoŋ/	/kʰĭɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯woŋ/	/kʰi̯ɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chóng	qìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cung⁴	hing³

Proper noun

重慶

(～市) Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)
我剛剛收到一封從重慶寄來的信。 [MSC, trad.]
我刚刚收到一封从重庆寄来的信。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ gānggāng shōudào yī fēng cóng Chóngqìng jì lái de xìn. [Pinyin]
I just received a letter from Chongqing.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (重慶):

→ Japanese: 重慶(じゅうけい) (Jūkei)
→ Korean: 중경(重慶) (Junggyeong)
→ Vietnamese: Trùng Khánh (重慶)

Others:

→ English: Chongqing, Chungching, Ch'ung-ch'ing, Chungking, Tchang-king
→ Japanese: 重慶(チョンチン) (Chonchin)
→ Korean: 충칭 (Chungching)

Noun

重慶

(literary) survival of one's parents and grandparents

Verb

重慶

(literary) to celebrate again

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
重	慶
じゅう Grade: 3	けい Grade: S
on'yomi

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 重慶 / 重庆 (chóngqìng).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅうけー [júꜜùkèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːke̞ː]

Proper noun

重(じゅう)慶(けい) • (Jūkei)

Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
重	慶
ちょん Grade: 3	ちん Grade: S
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 重慶 / 重庆 (chóngqìng).

Proper noun

重慶(チョンチン) • (Chonchin)

Chongqing

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
重	慶

Proper noun

重慶 • (Junggyeong) (hangeul 중경)

hanja form^? of 중경 (“Chongqing”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
重	慶

Proper noun

重慶

chữ Hán form of Trùng Khánh
1. Trùng Khánh (a district of Cao Bằng Province)
2. Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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