渝中

Chinese

		Chongqing	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
trad. (渝中)		渝	中
simp. #(渝中)		渝	中
Literally: “central Chongqing”.

Etymology

Replacement for 市中 (Shìzhōng) from March 1995.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yúzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ zung¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ṳ̀-dṳ̆ng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yúzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yújhong
    • Wade–Giles: Yü²-chung¹
    • Yale: Yú-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yujong
    • Palladius: Юйчжун (Jujčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ zung¹
    • Yale: yùh jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ṳ̀-dṳ̆ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)lyŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

渝中

1. (～區) Yuzhong (a district of Chongqing, China)
2. (～半島) Yuzhong (a peninsula in Yuzhong district, Chongqing, China)

Descendants

• → English: Yuzhong