Zhongzheng

See also: zhōngzhèng and zhòngzhèng

English

Alternative forms

• Chungcheng (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 中正 (Zhōngzhèng).

Pronunciation

• enPR: jo͝ongʹjǔngʹ

Proper noun

Zhongzheng

1. A district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan.
   • [2006 February, Rich Lang, “What? No Big Gulp?”, in Saveur‎^[3], number 90, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:

     A 7-Eleven store in Taipei's Jhongjheng District, one of many in Taiwan selling classic dishes 24 hours a day.]

   • 2010 December 8, Yvonne Liu, “Centaline to branch out in Taiwan and Singapore”, in South China Morning Post‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 August 2014‎^[5]:

     The first branch in Taiwan's Zhongzheng district will open in the middle of the month and four more will follow in the next six months.

2. A district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan.
   • [2021 July 20, 盧賢秀, “‘Skywalkers’ lug gear uphill to fix old folks’ house [爺奶獨居鐵皮屋 「天行者」扛物資上山修繕]”, in Julian Clegg, transl., Taipei Times‎^[6], sourced from 自由時報, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-27, Taiwan News, page 14‎^[7]:

     An elderly married couple in Keelung’s Jhongjheng District have been living in a corrugated iron house that is potentially dangerous because it is too dark inside and the bathroom floor is wet and slippery.

     基隆市中正區一對老夫妻住在山坡上鐵皮屋，因室內燈光不足、浴室地面濕滑， […]]

   • [2022 November 15, Chen Yu-fu, Jonathan Chin, “Keelung inaugurates long-term care facility”, in Taipei Times‎^[8], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 15, 2022, Taiwan News, page 3‎^[9]:

     The Keelung City Government last week held a plaque revealing ceremony for a long-term care center for elderly people in Jhongjheng District (中正).]

Translations

districts

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 中正 (zh) (Zhōngzhèng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Zhongzheng, Jhongjheng, Chung-cheng, Chungcheng at Google Ngram Viewer