蓉城

Chinese

			city walls; city; town
trad. (蓉城)		蓉	城
simp. #(蓉城)		蓉	城

Etymology

From the hibiscus planted upon and around the old city walls in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Róngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Róngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Róngchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Jung²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Rúng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Rongcherng
    • Palladius: Жунчэн (Žunčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

蓉城

1. (informal or literary) "Hibiscus City", a nickname of Chengdu, Sichuan.