月城

Chinese

		moon; month	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (月城)		月	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèchéng
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: ywè-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehcherng
    • Palladius: юэчэн (juečɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ sing⁴
    • Yale: yuht sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² sɪŋ²¹/

Noun

月城

1. small town outside a major city, established for defensive purposes (especially a crescent-shaped one)

Synonyms

• 甕城／瓮城 (wèngchéng)