防川
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Chinese
| to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (防川) |
防 | 川 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Fángchuan
- Wade–Giles: Fang2-chʻuan1
- Yale: Fáng-chwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Farngchuan
- Palladius: Фанчуань (Fančuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
防川
Descendants
- → English: Fangchuan