護城河

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hùchénghé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huhcherngher
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hùchénghé
    • IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁶ sing⁴ ho⁴
    • Yale: wuh sìhng hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁶ sing⁴ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁶ xing⁴ ho⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /wuː²² sɪŋ²¹ hɔː²¹/

Noun

護城河

1. moat

Synonyms

• 城壕 (chéngháo)
• (literary) 城河 (chénghé)