渝中
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Chinese
| Chongqing | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
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| trad. (渝中) | 渝 | 中 | |
| simp. #(渝中) | 渝 | 中 | |
| Literally: “central Chongqing”. | |||
Etymology
Replacement for 市中 (Shìzhōng) from March 1995.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yújhong
- Wade–Giles: Yü2-chung1
- Yale: Yú-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yujong
- Palladius: Юйчжун (Jujčžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 zung1
- Yale: yùh jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Ṳ̀-dṳ̆ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t-)lyŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
Proper noun
渝中
- (～區) Yuzhong (a district of Chongqing, China)
- (～半島) Yuzhong (a peninsula in Yuzhong district, Chongqing, China)
Descendants
- → English: Yuzhong