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城鎮

城鎮

Chinese

		city walls; city; town	composed; small town; to suppress composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post
trad. (城鎮)		城	鎮
simp. (城镇)		城	镇

Noun

城鎮

cities and towns

Etymology

Combination of 城市 (chéngshì) + 集鎮／集镇 (jízhèn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chéngzhèn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ zan³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sàng-chṳ́n
Min Nan (POJ): siâⁿ-tìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chéngzhèn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengrjenn
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ zan³
  - Yale: sìhng jan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ dzan³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sàng-chṳ́n
  - Hakka Romanization System: sangˇ ziin`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sang² zin³
  - IPA: /saŋ¹¹ t͡sɨn³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâⁿ-tìn
  - Tâi-lô: siânn-tìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svia'dixn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiã²⁴⁻²² tin²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiã²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiã¹³⁻²² tin²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiã²⁴⁻¹¹ tin¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiã²³⁻³³ tin²¹/