"五羊城" meaning in Chinese

See 五羊城 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋ̍¹³ jœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ ienn⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siann⁵⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/, /ŋ̍¹³ jœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/, /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ ienn⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siann⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: Wǔyángchéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ngou⁶ iênn⁵ siann⁵, Wǔyángchéng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Wǔyángchéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Wu³-yang²-chʻêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Wǔ-yáng-chéng [Mandarin, Yale], Wuuyangcherng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Уянчэн [Mandarin, Palladius], Ujančɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], ńgh yèuhng sìhng [Cantonese, Yale], ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ng⁵ yêng⁴ xing⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ngou⁶ iênn⁵ siann⁵ [Peng'im, Teochew], ngŏu iênⁿ siânⁿ [POJ, Teochew]
Etymology: From the legend of the five sheep or goats ridden by the Taoist immortals who visited Guangzhou at its founding and introduced the cultivation of rice to its people. Their mounts were said to have turned into the five stones once preserved in the city's Temple of the Five Immortals. Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 五羊城
  1. (literary) City of the Five Rams, Guangzhou (a city in Guangdong, China) Tags: literary Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangdong, Guangzhou, Places in China, Places in Guangdong Synonyms: 羊城 (Guǎngzhōu), 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng), 廣州 (Guǎngzhōu), 广州 (Guǎngzhōu) Related terms: 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng)

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "Guǎngzhōu",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "Wu³-yang²-chʻêng²"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "Уянчэн"
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      "zh-pron": "Ujančɛn"
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      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "ńgh yèuhng sìhng"
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      "zh-pron": "ng⁵ joeng⁴ sing⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "ng⁵ yêng⁴ xing⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "ngou⁶ iênn⁵ siann⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "ngŏu iênⁿ siânⁿ"
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      "ipa": "/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/"
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