龜城

See also: 龟城

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	city walls; city; town
trad. (龜城)		龜	城
simp. (龟城)		龟	城

Etymology

“Chengdu”: Variously derived from a turtle or turtle tracks involved at the founding of the city or from the turtle-like shape of the old city walls.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guīchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guīchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gueichéng
    • Wade–Giles: Kuei¹-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Gwēi-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gueicherng
    • Palladius: Гуйчэн (Gujčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

龜城

1. (informal or literary) Alternative name for 成都 (Chéngdū, “Chengdu”).
2. (～市) Kusong (a city in North Korea)