葵涌

Chinese

		sunflower	bubble up; rush forth
trad. (葵涌)		葵	涌
simp. ^#(葵涌)		葵	涌

Etymology

Attested in 粵大記 [1595].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kuíchōng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁴ cung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kuíchōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Kuéichong
  - Wade–Giles: Kʻuei²-chʻung¹
  - Yale: Kwéi-chūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kweichong
  - Palladius: Куйчун (Kujčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰweɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Note: not pronounced as Kuíyǒng.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwai⁴ cung¹
  - Yale: kwàih chūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁴ tsung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁴ cung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

葵涌

Kwai Chung (an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong)

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