北上廣深

Chinese

		north	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	wide; numerous; to spread	deep; profound
trad. (北上廣深)		北	上	廣	深
simp. (北上广深)		北	上	广	深

Etymology

Blend of 北京 (Běijīng) + 上海 (Shànghǎi) + 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu) + 深圳 (Shēnzhèn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běi-Shàng-Guǎng-Shēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ soeng⁶ gwong² sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běi-Shàng-Guǎng-Shēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běishàngguǎngshen
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-shang⁴-kuang³-shên¹
    • Yale: Běi-shàng-gwǎng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeishanqgoangshen
    • Palladius: Бэйшангуаншэнь (Bɛjšanguanšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bak¹ soeng⁶ gwong² sam¹
    • Yale: bāk seuhng gwóng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ soeng⁶ gwong² sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ sêng⁶ guong² sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ sœːŋ²² kʷɔːŋ³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Proper noun

北上廣深

1. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen

See also

• 北上廣／北上广 (Běi-Shàng-Guǎng)
• 廣深／广深 (Guǎng-Shēn)