防城
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Chinese
| to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (防城) |
防 | 城 | |
| anagram | 城防 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Fángchéng
- Wade–Giles: Fang2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Fáng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Farngcherng
- Palladius: Фанчэн (Fančɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fong4 sing4
- Yale: fòhng sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong4 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: fong4 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
防城
- (～區) Fangcheng (a district of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China)
- (～鎮) Fangcheng (a former town in Fangcheng district, Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China)
- (～縣) (historical) Fangcheng (a former county of Guangdong, China, corresponding to the modern prefecture-level city of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, sans Shangsi county)
Derived terms
- 防城港 (Fángchénggǎng, “Fangchenggang”)