中國城

Chinese

		middle country; central country; China	city walls; city; town
trad. (中國城)		中國	城
simp. (中国城)		中国	城

Etymology

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Likely a calque of English Chinatown

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngguóchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ gwok³ seng⁴, zung¹ gwok³ sing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-kok-siâⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngguóchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongguóchéng
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-kuo²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: jūng-gwó-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonggwocherng
  - Palladius: чжунгочэн (čžungočɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ gwok³ seng⁴, zung¹ gwok³ sing⁴
  - Yale: jūng gwok sèhng, jūng gwok sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ gwok⁸ seng⁴, dzung¹ gwok⁸ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ guog³ séng⁴, zung¹ guog³ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sɛːŋ²¹/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ sɪŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-kok-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-kok-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongkoksviaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ siã¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²³/

Noun

中國城

Chinatown

Synonyms

中華街／中华街 (Zhōnghuájiē) (in Yokohama and Nagasaki)
唐人埠 (Tángrénbù) (in San Francisco)
唐人街 (tángrénjiē)
堤岸 (dī'àn) (in Ho Chi Minh City)
大唐街 (dàtángjiē) (obsolete)
牛車水／牛车水 (Niúchēshuǐ) (in Singapore)
華埠／华埠 (huábù) (literary)

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