防城

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (防城)		防	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Fángchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fángchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Fángchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Fang²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Fáng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Farngcherng
    • Palladius: Фанчэн (Fančɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: fòhng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

防城

1. (～區) Fangcheng (a district of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China)
2. (～鎮) Fangcheng (a former town in Fangcheng district, Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China)
3. (～縣) (historical) Fangcheng (a former county of Guangdong, China, corresponding to the modern prefecture-level city of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, sans Shangsi county)

Derived terms

• 防城港 (Fángchénggǎng, “Fangchenggang”)