蓉城

Chinese

			city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (蓉城)		蓉	城

Etymology

From the hibiscus planted upon and around the old city walls in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Róngchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: Róngchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Rongcherng
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Róngchéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    容城
    容成
    榕城
    榮城／荣城
    榮成／荣成
    蓉城
    融城

Proper noun

蓉城

(informal or literary) "Hibiscus City", a nickname of Chengdu, Sichuan.

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