宜昌
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Chinese
proper; should; suitable proper; should; suitable; appropriate |
prosperous; flourish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (宜昌) |
宜 | 昌 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ji4 coeng1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ngì-chiŏng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Gî-chhiong
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gni-tshaon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yíchāng
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄔㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yíchang
- Wade–Giles: I2-chʻang1
- Yale: Yí-chāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yichang
- Palladius: Ичан (Ičan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 coeng1
- Yale: yìh chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Ngì-chiŏng
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t͡sʰ-)ʒuoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gî-chhiong
- Tâi-lô: Gî-tshiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: gichiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Proper noun
宜昌
- (～市) Yichang (a prefecture-level city of Hubei, China)
Derived terms
- 宜昌橙 (Yíchāngchéng)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 宜 | 昌 |
| ぎ Grade: S |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 宜昌 (Yíchāng).