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

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

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen

See also

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

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