宣城
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Chinese
| to declare (publicly); to announce | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (宣城) |
宣 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): syun1 sing4
- Eastern Min (BUC): Sŏng-siàng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Soan-siâⁿ
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1shi-zen
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syuanchéng
- Wade–Giles: Hsüan1-chʻêng2
- Yale: Sywān-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiuancherng
- Palladius: Сюаньчэн (Sjuanʹčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syun1 sing4
- Yale: syūn sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn1 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: xun1 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Sŏng-siàng
- Sinological IPA (key): /souŋ⁵⁵ (s-)niaŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
宣城
- (～市) Xuancheng (a prefecture-level city in Anhui, China)