武昌
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Chinese
| martial; military | prosperous; flourish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (武昌) |
武 | 昌 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mou5 coeng1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bú-chhiong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄔㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔchang
- Wade–Giles: Wu3-chʻang1
- Yale: Wǔ-chāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuchang
- Palladius: Учан (Učan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 coeng1
- Yale: móuh chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-chhiong
- Tâi-lô: Bú-tshiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: bwchiofng
- IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: mjuX tsyhang
Proper noun
武昌
- (～區) Wuchang (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)
- (historical) Alternative name for 鄂州 (Èzhōu, “Ezhou (city in eastern Hubei province, China)”).