葵涌

Chinese

		sunflower	bubble up; rush forth
trad. (葵涌)		葵	涌
simp. #(葵涌)		葵	涌

Etymology

“Kwai Chung, Hong Kong”

Attested in 粵大記 [1595].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kuíchōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁴ cung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kuíchōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kuéichong
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻuei²-chʻung¹
    • Yale: Kwéi-chūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kweichong
    • Palladius: Куйчун (Kujčun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Note: not pronounced as Kuíyǒng.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai⁴ cung¹
    • Yale: kwàih chūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁴ tsung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁴ cung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

葵涌

1. Kwai Chung (an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong)
2. (～街道) Kuichong (a subdistrict of Shenzhen, China)