東鄉
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Chinese
| east | country; village | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東鄉) | 東 | 鄉 | |
| simp. (东乡) | 东 | 乡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 hoeng1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-hiong / tong-hiang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dongsiang
- Wade–Giles: Tung1-hsiang1
- Yale: Dūng-syāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongshiang
- Palladius: Дунсян (Dunsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 hoeng1
- Yale: dūng hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-hiong
- Tâi-lô: tong-hiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: donghiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ³³ hiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-hiang
- Tâi-lô: tong-hiang
- Phofsit Daibuun: donghiafng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Proper noun
東鄉
- (～族) Dongxiang people
- (～族自治縣) Dongxiang (an autonomous county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
- (～區, formerly ～縣) Dongxiang (a district and former county of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China)