九龍寨城

Chinese

		nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding	stronghold; stockade	city walls; city; town
trad. (九龍寨城)		九龍	寨	城
simp. (九龙寨城)		九龙	寨	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǔlóngzhàichéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄞˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ lung⁴ zaai⁶ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔlóngzhàichéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄞˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóngjhàichéng
    • Wade–Giles: Chiu³-lung²-chai⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Jyǒu-lúng-jài-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongjaycherng
    • Palladius: Цзюлунчжайчэн (Czjulunčžajčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau³ lung⁴ zaai⁶ sing⁴
    • Yale: gau lùhng jaaih sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ lung⁴ dzaai⁶ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo³ lung⁴ zai⁶ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ lʊŋ²¹ t͡saːi̯²² sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

九龍寨城

1. Kowloon Walled City

Usage notes

Used less commonly than 城寨 (sing4 zaai6) and 九龍城寨／九龙城寨 (gau2 lung4 sing4 zaai6) in everyday speech.

Synonyms

• 城寨 (Chéngzhài)
• 九龍城寨／九龙城寨 (Jiǔlóngchéngzhài)