Shenzhen

See also: Shénzhen and Shēnzhèn

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), from 深 (shēn, “deep”) + 圳 (zhèn, “irrigation ditch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛnˈdʒɛn/, /ˈʃɛnˈʒɛn/

Proper noun

Shenzhen

1. A subprovincial city in southeastern China, the third largest city, in the province of Guangdong.
   • Encyclopædia Britannica

     In 1979 Shenzhen was a small border city of some 30,000 inhabitants that served as a customs stop into mainland China from Hong Kong.

   • 2006, November 8, China Daily

     Shenzhen municipal government will give top priority to developing its modern logistics and finance sectors and building the industries into the city's pillar sectors in the following years.

Translations

a city in China

• Arabic: شِينْتْشِين m (šintšīn), شِينْجِين m (šinjīn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 深圳 (sam¹ zan³)

  Hakka: 深圳 (Chhṳ̂m-chun)

  Mandarin: 深圳 (zh) (Shēnzhèn)

  Min Dong: 深圳 (Chĭng-dáung)

  Min Nan: 深圳 (Chhim-chùn)

• Czech: Šen-čen m
• Finnish: Shenzhen
• Hebrew: שנג'ן
• Hindi: शेन्झेन (śenjhen), शेन्झ़ेन (śenźen), शेन्ज़ेन (śenzen)
• Hungarian: Sencsen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 深圳 (しんせん, Shinsen), 深セン (しんせん, Shinsen), シンセン (Shinsen)
• Korean: 선전 (Seonjeon)
• Macedonian: Шенжен m (Šenžen), Шенџен m (Šendžen)
• Marathi: शेन्झेन n (śenjhen)
• Persian: شن‌ژن
• Portuguese: Shenzhen f
• Russian: Шэньчжэ́нь (ru) m (Šɛnʹčžɛ́nʹ)
• Spanish: Shénzhen
• Thai: เซินเจิ้น
• Urdu: شینژین (śenžen)
• Vietnamese: Thâm Quyến

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Shenzhen f

1. Shenzhen (a city in China)