甕城
Chinese
| earthen jar; urn | city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (甕城) | 甕 | 城 | |
| simp. (瓮城) | 瓮 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wèngchéng
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wòngchéng
- Wade–Giles: wêng4-chʻêng2
- Yale: wèng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenqcherng
- Palladius: вэнчэн (vɛnčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wəŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ung3 sing4
- Yale: ung sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ung3 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: ung3 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʊŋ³³ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àng-siâⁿ
- Tâi-lô: àng-siânn
- Phofsit Daibuun: arngsviaa
- IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siã¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siã²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
甕城
Synonyms
- (especially a crescent-shaped one) 月城 (yuèchéng)
Proper noun
甕城
- Tie Wengcheng (sub-city of Zhenjiang built by Wu Sunquan during the Three Kingdoms period)