東莞

See also: 东莞

Chinese

		east	(district); smile; tabernaemontanus bulrush (district); smile; tabernaemontanus bulrush; surname
trad. (東莞)		東	莞
simp. (东莞)		东	莞

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dōngguǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dung¹ gun²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): uung¹ gon²

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): dung¹ gon⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tang-koán / Tong-koán

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dang¹ guang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngguǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dongguǎn
    • Wade–Giles: Tung¹-kuan³
    • Yale: Dūng-gwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Donggoan
    • Palladius: Дунгуань (Dunguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ gun²
    • Yale: dūng gún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gun²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kuːn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: uung¹ gon²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵŋ³³ kᵘɔn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: dung¹ gon⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kɔn⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-koán
    • Tâi-lô: Tang-kuán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dangkoarn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /taŋ³³ kuan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tong-koán
    • Tâi-lô: Tong-kuán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dongkoarn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dang¹ guang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tang kuáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taŋ³³⁻²³ kuaŋ⁵²/

Proper noun

東莞

1. (～市) Dongguan (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
2. (～郡) (historical) Dongguan Commandery (an ancient commandery in modern Shandong, China)
3. (～鎮) Dongguan (a town in Ju County, Rizhao, Shandong, China)

Derived terms

• 東莞話／东莞话 (Dōngguǎnhuà)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (東莞):

• → Japanese: 東莞(とうかん) (Tōkan)
• → Vietnamese: Đông Hoản (東莞)

Others:

• → English: Dongguan, Tungkuan, Tung-kuan
• → Zhuang: Dunghgvanj

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	莞
とう Grade: 2	かん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

東(とう)莞(かん) • (Tōkan) 

1. Dongguan (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
東	莞

Proper noun

東莞

1. chữ Hán form of Đông Hoản (“Dongguan”).