九龍城寨

Chinese

		nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding	city walls; city; town	stronghold; stockade
trad. (九龍城寨)		九龍	城	寨
simp. (九龙城寨)		九龙	城	寨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǔlóngchéngzhài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ zaai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔlóngchéngzhài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóngchéngjhài
    • Wade–Giles: Chiu³-lung²-chʻêng²-chai⁴
    • Yale: Jyǒu-lúng-chéng-jài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongcherngjay
    • Palladius: Цзюлунчэнчжай (Czjulunčɛnčžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ zaai⁶
    • Yale: gáu lùhng sìhng jaaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴ dzaai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴ xing⁴ zai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹ t͡saːi̯²²/

Proper noun

九龍城寨

1. Kowloon Walled City

Synonyms

• 城寨 (Chéngzhài)
• 九龍寨城／九龙寨城 (Jiǔlóngzhàichéng)