九龍城
Chinese
editnine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding | city walls; city; town | ||
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trad. (九龍城) | 九龍 | 城 | |
simp. (九龙城) | 九龙 | 城 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gau2 lung4 sing4 / gau2 lung4 seng4
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giu2 lêng5 sian5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóngchéng
- Wade–Giles: Chiu3-lung2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Jyǒu-lúng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongcherng
- Palladius: Цзюлунчэн (Czjulunčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 lung4 sing4 / gau2 lung4 seng4
- Yale: gáu lùhng sìhng / gáu lùhng sèhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 lung4 sing4 / gau2 lung4 seng4
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 lung4 xing4 / geo2 lung4 séng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/, /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɛːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: giu2 lêng5 sian5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiú lêng siâⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiu⁵²⁻³⁵ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
Proper noun
edit九龍城
- Kowloon City (an area in Kowloon City district, Hong Kong)
- (~區) Kowloon City District (a district of Hong Kong)