邗城

Chinese

		Han Canal	(walled) city (walled) town
simp. and trad. (邗城)		邗	城

Etymology

From 邗溝／邗沟 (Hángōu, “Han or Hangou Canal”), which the city was originally constructed to guard, itself named after 邗國／邗国 (Hánguó) and its capital 邗 (Hán), a different settlement.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hánchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hánchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hánchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Han²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Hán-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harncherng
  - Palladius: Ханьчэн (Xanʹčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

邗城

(historical) Hancheng (a former city in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China)

Synonyms

See 揚州／扬州 (Yángzhōu)

Derived terms

邗江

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