咸寧
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Chinese
| all | peaceful | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (咸寧/咸甯) | 咸 | 寧/甯 | |
| simp. (咸宁) | 咸 | 宁 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haam4 ning4
- Eastern Min (BUC): Hàng-nìng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hâm-lêng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siánníng
- Wade–Giles: Hsien2-ning2
- Yale: Syán-níng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyanning
- Palladius: Сяньнин (Sjanʹnin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ niŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haam4 ning4
- Yale: hàahm nìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: haam4 ning4
- Guangdong Romanization: ham4 ning4
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːm²¹ nɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Hàng-nìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /haŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
咸寧
- (～市, formerly ～地區) Xianning (a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)
- (～市, formerly ～縣) (historical) Xianning (county-level city in Xianning Region, now called 咸安區)
Descendants
- → English: Xianning, Sienning, Hsien-ning