伶仃洋
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Chinese
| ocean; foreign | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (伶仃洋) | 伶仃 | 洋 | |
| simp. #(伶仃洋) | 伶仃 | 洋 | |
| alternative forms | 零丁洋 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Língdingyáng
- Wade–Giles: Ling2-ting1-yang2
- Yale: Líng-dīng-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lingdingyang
- Palladius: Линдинъян (Lindinʺjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling4 ding1 joeng4
- Yale: lìhng dīng yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 ding1 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 ding1 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ tɪŋ⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
伶仃洋
- Lingdingyang (part of the Pearl River estuary which runs from Humen to Jiuzhouyang)