金石城
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Chinese
| metal and stone; inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (金石城) |
金石 | 城 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Kingstown + 城 (“town”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jinshíhchéng
- Wade–Giles: Chin1-shih2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Jīn-shŕ-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jinshyrcherng
- Palladius: Цзиньшичэн (Czinʹšičɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
金石城
- (Taiwan) Kingstown (a city, the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Synonyms
- 金斯敦 (Jīnsīdūn)