九龍城

Chinese

		nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding	city walls; city; town
trad. (九龍城)		九龍	城
simp. (九龙城)		九龙	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǔlóngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lung⁴ sing⁴, gau² lung⁴ seng⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giu² lêng⁵ sian⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔlóngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóngchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Chiu³-lung²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Jyǒu-lúng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongcherng
    • Palladius: Цзюлунчэн (Czjulunčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴, gau² lung⁴ seng⁴
    • Yale: gáu lùhng sìhng, gáu lùhng sèhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴, gau² lung⁴ seng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴ xing⁴, geo² lung⁴ séng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/, /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɛːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giu² lêng⁵ sian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiú lêng siâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiu⁵²⁻³⁵ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/

Proper noun

九龍城

1. Kowloon City (an area in Kowloon City district, Hong Kong)
2. (～區) Kowloon City District (a district of Hong Kong)

See also

• 九龍城寨／九龙城寨 (Jiǔlóngchéngzhài)