檳城

See also: 槟城

Chinese

		betel	city walls; city; town
trad. (檳城)		檳	城
simp. (槟城)		槟	城
alternative forms		梹城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bīnchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ban¹ sing⁴
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): Peng-siâⁿ / Pin-siâⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bīnchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Binchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Pin¹-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Bīn-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bincherng
  - Palladius: Биньчэн (Binʹčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ban¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: bān sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ban¹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ben¹ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Peng-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Ping-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pengsviaa
  - IPA (Penang): /peŋ³³⁻²¹ ɕiã²³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pin-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Pin-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pinsviaa
  - IPA (Penang): /pin³³⁻²¹ ɕiã²³/

Proper noun

檳城

Penang (a state of Malaysia)

Synonyms

檳州／槟州 (Bīnzhōu)

Dialectal synonyms of 檳城 (“Penang”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		檳城
Mandarin	Taiwan	檳城
	Malaysia	檳城
	Singapore	檳城
Cantonese	Hong Kong	檳城
Min Nan	Penang (Hokkien)	庇能

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