雪城
Chinese
| snow | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雪城) | 雪 | 城 | |
| simp. #(雪城) | 雪 | 城 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why was it translated as ‘snow city’?”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xuěchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syuěchéng
- Wade–Giles: Hsüeh3-chʻêng2
- Yale: Sywě-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheuecherng
- Palladius: Сюэчэн (Sjuečɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
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雪城
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syut3 sing4
- Yale: syut sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: syt8 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: xud3 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːt̚³ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
雪城
- Syracuse (a city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York)