五羊城

Chinese

		five sheeps or goats	(walled) city
simp. and trad. (五羊城)		五羊	城

Etymology

From the 5 sheep or goats supposedly ridden by the Taoist immortals who visited Guangzhou at its founding and introduced the cultivation of rice to its people. Their mounts were said to have turned into the five stones once preserved in the city's Temple of the Five Immortals.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wǔyángchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Wǔyángchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuyangcherng
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: ńgh yèuhng sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ yêng⁴ xing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ jœ̽ːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

五羊城

(literary) City of the Five Rams: Guangzhou in Guangdong.

Synonyms

羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊, 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu)

Related terms

羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊

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