月城

Chinese

		moon; month	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (月城)		月	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèchéng
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: ywè-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehcherng
  - Palladius: юэчэн (juečɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ sing⁴
  - Yale: yuht sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² sɪŋ²¹/

Noun

月城

small town outside a major city, established for defensive purposes (especially a crescent-shaped one)

Synonyms

甕城／瓮城 (wèngchéng)

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