基隆

基隆

Chinese

		base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry)	grand; intense; prosperous grand; intense; prosperous; start (a fire); sound of drums
simp. and trad. (基隆)		基	隆

Etymology

Renamed in 1875 from Min Nan 雞籠／鸡笼 (Ke-lâng, Koe-lâng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jīlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ lung⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Kî-lùng
• Min Dong (BUC): Giĕ-lè̤ng
• Min Nan (POJ): Ke-lâng / Koe-lâng / Ki-liông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jīlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jilong
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ lung⁴
    • Yale: gēi lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ lung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kî-lùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ lungˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ lung²
    • IPA: /ki²⁴ luŋ¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Giĕ-lè̤ng
    • IPA ^(key): /kie⁵⁵ l̃øyŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ke-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Ke-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kelaang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koe-lâng
    • Tâi-lô: Kue-lâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koelaang
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, rare in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ki-liông
    • Tâi-lô: Ki-liông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kilioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/

Proper noun

基隆

1. (～市) Keelung (city in Taiwan)
2. (～嶼) Keelung Islet (islet administered by Keelung city, Taiwan)

Synonyms

• (Min Nan, dated) 雞籠／鸡笼 (jīlóng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	隆
Grade: 5	Grade: S
Irregular

Proper noun

基隆 (katakana キールン, rōmaji Kīrun)

1. Keelung, Taiwan