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鳳凰城

鳳凰城

Chinese

		Chinese phoenix	city walls; city; town
trad. (鳳凰城)		鳳凰	城
simp. (凤凰城)		凤凰	城

Proper noun

鳳凰城

(informal) Synonym of 臺南
Phoenix, Arizona

Etymology

From Chinese 鳳凰 ("phoenix") + 城 ("walled settlement", "city")

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Fènghuángchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ wong⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Fènghuángchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fenqhwangchengr
  - IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung⁶ wong⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: fuhng wòhng sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ wong⁴ sing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/