九龍城
Chinese
nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding | city walls; city; town | ||
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trad. (九龍城) | 九龍 | 城 | |
simp. (九龙城) | 九龙 | 城 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóngchéng
- Wade–Giles: Chiu3-lung2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Jyǒu-lúng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongcherng
- Palladius: Цзюлунчэн (Czjulunčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 lung4 sing4
- Yale: gáu lùhng sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 lung4 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 lung4 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 九龍城
- Kowloon City (an area in the Kowloon City District, Hong Kong)
- (~區) Kowloon City (a district of Hong Kong)