水牛城
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Chinese
| buffalo; water buffalo; someone who drinks a lot of water | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (水牛城) |
水牛 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi2 ngau4 sing4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chúi-gû-siâⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shuěinióuchéng
- Wade–Giles: Shui3-niu2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Shwěi-nyóu-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shoeinioucherng
- Palladius: Шуйнючэн (Šujnjučɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 ngau4 sing4
- Yale: séui ngàuh sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 ngau4 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 ngeo4 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chúi-gû-siâⁿ
- Tâi-lô: Tsuí-gû-siânn
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'gusviaa
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu¹³⁻²² siã¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²³⁻³³ siã²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
水牛城
- Buffalo (a city in New York, United States)