商都
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (商都) | 商 | 都 | |
| simp. #(商都) | 商 | 都 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu (šang-du?, “whirlpool”), describing the appearance of the Budong River as it joins the lake 察汗淖爾／察汗淖尔.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤ ㄉㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shangdu
- Wade–Giles: Shang1-tu1
- Yale: Shāng-dū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shangdu
- Palladius: Шанду (Šandu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng1 dou1
- Yale: sēung dōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng1 dou1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng1 dou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
商都
- (～縣) Shangdu County (a county of Inner Mongolia, China)