Chongqing

Chongqing

See also: Chóngqìng, Chong-qing, and Chong Qing

English

Alternative forms

• (also from Hanyu Pinyin) Chong-qing, Chong Qing
• (postal romanization) Chungking
• (from Wade–Giles) Chungching, Ch'ung-ch'ing
• (19th century romanization) Tchang-king

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (Chóngqìng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɔŋˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

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Proper noun

Chongqing

1. A direct-administered municipality and city in western China.
   • 2022 January 7, Crossley, Gabriel, “Multiple people trapped after explosion in China's Chongqing - state media”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters‎, archived from the original on 07 January 2022, China:

     A canteen in China's southwest municipality of Chongqing collapsed on Friday following an explosion suspected to be caused by a gas leak, leaving many trapped, according to reports from state media.

Derived terms

• Chongqing chicken
• Chongqing dog

Translations

a municipality in western China

Arabic: تْشُونْغْتْشِينْغ‎ m (tšunḡtšīnḡ) Chinese: Cantonese: 重慶, 重庆 (cung4 hing3) Mandarin: 重慶／重庆 (zh) (Chóngqìng) Czech: Čchung-čching French: Chongqing (fr), (formerly) Tchongking (fr) Hindi: चाँगक्विंग (cāṅgakviṅg) Hungarian: Csungking (hu), Csungcsing Italian: Chongqing Japanese: 重慶 (じゅうけい, Jūkei) Korean: 충칭 (Chungching) Macedonian: Чонгчјинг m (Čongčjing) Marathi: चाँगक्विंग (cŏṅgakviṅga) Portuguese: Chongqing f Russian: Чунци́н m (Čuncín) Thai: ฉงชิ่ง (chàngchîng) Turkish: Çongçing Urdu: چھون٘گ چِھن٘گ‎ (choṅg chiṅg) Vietnamese: Trùng Khánh (vi) Zhuang: Cungzging

Further reading

• “Chongqing”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Chongqing, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• Chongqing at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Chongqing”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Chongqing” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.

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French

Alternative forms

• Tchoung King (dated)

Etymology

From Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (Chóngqìng).

Proper noun

Chongqing f

1. Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (Chóngqìng).

Proper noun

Chongqing f

1. Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Mandarin 重慶／重庆 (Chóngqìng).

Proper noun

Chongqing f

1. Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)