嘉峪關

See also: 嘉峪关

Chinese

		excellent	valley	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (嘉峪關)		嘉	峪	關
simp. (嘉峪关)		嘉	峪	关

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiāyùguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ juk⁶ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jyu⁶ gwaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyùguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayùguan
    • Wade–Giles: Chia¹-yü⁴-kuan¹
    • Yale: Jyā-yù-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiayuhguan
    • Palladius: Цзяюйгуань (Czjajujguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ juk⁶ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jyu⁶ gwaan¹
    • Yale: gā yuhk gwāan, gā yuh gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ juk⁹ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jy⁶ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ yug⁶ guan¹, ga¹ yu⁶ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʷaːn⁵⁵/, /kaː⁵⁵ jyː²² kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

嘉峪關

1. Jiayu Pass (pass in Gansu province)
2. (～市) Jiayuguan (a prefecture-level city in Gansu, China)

Descendants

• → English: Chia-yü-kuan, Jiayuguan