護城河

See also: 护城河

Chinese

		protect	city walls; city; town	river
trad. (護城河)		護	城	河
simp. (护城河)		护	城	河
Literally: “river that protects the city”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hùchénghé

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁶ sing⁴ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hùchénghé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hùchénghé
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴-chʻêng²-ho²
  - Yale: hù-chéng-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhcherngher
  - Palladius: хучэнхэ (xučɛnxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu⁶ sing⁴ ho⁴
  - Yale: wuh sìhng hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ sing⁴ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ xing⁴ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²² sɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/

Noun

護城河

moat

Synonyms

城壕 (chéngháo)
城河 (chénghé) (literary)
池 (chí) (literary, or in compounds)

濠溝／濠沟 (háogōu)
護城壕／护城壕 (hùchéngháo)

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