金斯敦
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Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (金斯敦) |
金 | 斯 | 敦 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kingston or Kingstown.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jinsihdun
- Wade–Giles: Chin1-ssŭ1-tun1
- Yale: Jīn-sz̄-dwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jinsyduen
- Palladius: Цзиньсыдунь (Czinʹsydunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 si1 deon1
- Yale: gām sī dēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 si1 doen1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 xi1 dên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
金斯敦
- Kingston (a city, the capital city of Jamaica)
- Kingstown (a city, the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
- Alternative name for 金斯頓／金斯顿 (“various cities named Kingston”).