金斯敦

金斯敦

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (金斯敦)		金	斯	敦

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kingston or Kingstown.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jīnsīdūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ si¹ deon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jīnsīdūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄉㄨㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jinsyduen
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ tu̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ si¹ deon¹
    • Yale: gām sī dēun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ si¹ doen¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ xi¹ dên¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ tɵn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

金斯敦

1. Kingston (capital of Jamaica)
2. Kingstown (capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
3. Alternative name for 金斯頓／金斯顿 (“various cities named Kingston”).

Synonyms

• (capital of Jamaica): 京斯敦 (Jīngsīdūn)
• (capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines): 金石城 (Jīnshíchéng)