蓉城

Chinese

			city walls; city; town
trad. (蓉城)		蓉	城
simp. ^#(蓉城)		蓉	城

Etymology

From the hibiscus planted upon and around the old city walls in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Róngchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Róngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Róngchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Jung²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Rúng-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Rongcherng
  - Palladius: Жунчэн (Žunčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

蓉城

(informal or literary) "Hibiscus City", a nickname of Chengdu, Sichuan.

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