威靈頓
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See also: 威灵顿
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (威靈頓) | 威 | 靈 | 頓 | |
| simp. (威灵顿) | 威 | 灵 | 顿 | |
| alternative forms | 威令頓／威令顿 | |||
Etymology
Borrowed from English Wellington.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Weilíngdùn
- Wade–Giles: Wei1-ling2-tun4
- Yale: Wēi-líng-dwùn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ueilingduenn
- Palladius: Вэйлиндунь (Vɛjlindunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai1 ling4 deon6
- Yale: wāi lìhng deuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai1 ling4 doen6
- Guangdong Romanization: wei1 ling4 dên6
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ tɵn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
威靈頓
- (～市, formerly ～埠) (Taiwan) Wellington (a city, the capital city of New Zealand)