東城
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See also: 东城
Chinese
| east | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東城) | 東 | 城 | |
| simp. (东城) | 东 | 城 | |
| anagram | 城東／城东 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dongchéng
- Wade–Giles: Tung1-chʻêng2
- Yale: Dūng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongcherng
- Palladius: Дунчэн (Dunčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 sing4
- Yale: dūng sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
東城
- (～區) Dongcheng (a district of Beijing, China)
- (～街道) Dongcheng (a subdistrict of Zengdu district, Suizhou, Hubei, China)
- (～街道) Dongcheng (a subdistrict of Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
- (～街道) Dongcheng (a subdistrict of Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
- (～街道) Dongcheng (a subdistrict of Dongguan, Guangdong, China)
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- → English: Dongcheng