金城

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (金城)		金	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ sing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-siâⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinchéng
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chʻêng²
  - Yale: jīn-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jincherng
  - Palladius: цзиньчэн (czinʹčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: gām sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kim-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimsviaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² siã¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²³/

Noun

金城

(literary) impregnable city

Derived terms

億載金城 / 亿载金城
金城湯池 / 金城汤池 (jīnchéngtāngchí)

Proper noun

金城

(～鎮) Jincheng (an urban township in Kinmen County, Fujian, Republic of China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
金	城
きん Grade: 1	じょう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(as a noun):

(Tokyo) きんじょー [kìńjóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

(as a surname):

(Tokyo) きんじょー [kíꜜǹjòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)城(じょう) • (kinjō) ^{←きんじやう (kinzyau)^?}

strong fortress, strong castle, stronghold

Proper noun

金(きん)城(じょう) • (Kinjō) ^{←きんじやう (Kinzyau)^?}

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
金	城
かね Grade: 1	しろ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かねしろ [kànéshíró] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ne̞ɕiɾo̞]

Proper noun

金(かね)城(しろ) • (Kaneshiro)

a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
金	城
かな Grade: 1	き > ぎ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かなぎ [káꜜnàgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

金(かな)城(ぎ) • (Kanagi)

Kanagi (a former town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan)