龍港

Chinese

		dragon(s)	port(s)
trad. (龍港)		龍	港
simp. (龙港)		龙	港

Etymology

As a Zhejiang city, a blend of its former name Longjiang Port Area (龍江港區/龙江港区, Lóngjiāng gǎngqū) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name Longjiang itself derived from the "Qinglong River" (青龍江/青龙江), used locally for the lower Ao (鰲江/鳌江).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Lónggǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ gong²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Lónggǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Lónggǎng
  - Wade–Giles: Lung²-kang³
  - Yale: Lúng-gǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Longgaang
  - Palladius: Лунган (Lungan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ gong²
  - Yale: lùhng góng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ gong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ gong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

龍港

(～區) Longgang (a district of Huludao, Liaoning, China)
(～市, formerly ～鎮) Longgang (a county-level city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, formerly a town in Cangnan County)
(～鎮) Longgang (a town in Yangxin, Huangshi, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Longgang (a town in Qinshui, Jincheng, Shanxi, China)