穗城

Chinese

		ear of grain	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (穗城)		穗	城

Etymology

See 羊城 (Yángchéng) for details.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Suìchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁶ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Suìchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Suèichéng
    • Wade–Giles: Sui⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Swèi-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sueycherng
    • Palladius: Суйчэн (Sujčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁶ sing⁴
    • Yale: seuih sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

穗城

1. (literary) "Rice City", a nickname of Guangzhou (廣州 / 广州 (Guǎngzhōu))

Synonyms

• (short form) 穗 (suì)
• 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊城 (Wǔyángchéng)