雲城

Chinese

		cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	city walls; city; town
trad. (雲城)		雲	城
simp. (云城)		云	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yúnchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yúnchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yúnchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Yün²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Yún-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuncherng
  - Palladius: Юньчэн (Junʹčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: wàhn sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁴ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Etymology 1

From clipping of 雲浮 / 云浮 (Yúnfú) + 城 (chéng, “city”).

Proper noun

雲城

(～區) Yuncheng (a district of Yunfu, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Yuncheng (a subdistrict of Yuncheng district, Yunfu, Guangdong, China)

Etymology 2

From clipping of 雲高華 / 云高华 (Yúngāohuá) + 城 (chéng, “city”).

Proper noun

雲城

(obsolete) Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada)
- 1933 April 25, 大漢公報 [The Chinese Times], page 5:
  
  賚來旅館　設在雲城 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  赉来旅馆　设在云城 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  loi⁶ loi⁴ leoi⁵ gun², cit³ zoi⁶ wan⁴ sing⁴ [Jyutping]
  Loyal Hotel is located in Vancouver

Synonyms

雲高華／云高华 (Yúngāohuá)
溫哥華／温哥华 (Wēngēhuá)