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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiǔlóngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulongcherng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: gáu lùhng sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴ xing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

九龍城

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

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