嘉峪關

See also: 嘉峪关

Chinese

		excellent	valley	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (嘉峪關)		嘉	峪	關
simp. (嘉峪关)		嘉	峪	关

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiāyùguān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ juk⁶ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jyu⁶ gwaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāyùguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiayùguan
  - Wade–Giles: Chia¹-yü⁴-kuan¹
  - Yale: Jyā-yù-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiayuhguan
  - Palladius: Цзяюйгуань (Czjajujguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ juk⁶ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jyu⁶ gwaan¹
  - Yale: gā yuhk gwāan, gā yuh gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ juk⁹ gwaan¹, gaa¹ jy⁶ gwaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ yug⁶ guan¹, ga¹ yu⁶ guan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² kʷaːn⁵⁵/, /kaː⁵⁵ jyː²² kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

嘉峪關

Jiayu Pass (pass in Gansu province)
(～市) Jiayuguan (a prefecture-level city in Gansu, China)

Descendants

→ English: Chia-yü-kuan, Jiayuguan

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