麻城

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	city walls; city; town
trad. (麻城)		麻	城
simp. ^#(麻城)		麻	城

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Máchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Máchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Máchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Ma²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Má-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Macherng
  - Palladius: Мачэн (Mačɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: màh sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

麻城

(～市) Macheng (a county-level city in Huanggang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Macheng (a town in Duodao district, Jingmen, Hubei, China)

Descendants

→ English: Ma-ch'eng, Macheng

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