長城

長城

See also: 长城

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	city walls; city; town
trad. (長城)		長	城
simp. (长城)		长	城
Literally: “long wall”.

長城。

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Chángchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, SP): cang² cen²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чончын (čončɨn, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhòng-sàng
• Min Dong (BUC): Diòng-siàng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tn̂g-siâⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciang⁵ sian⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): zan zen (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chángchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chángchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻang²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Cháng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngcherng
    • Palladius: Чанчэн (Čančɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: cang² cen²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cangcen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaŋ²¹ t͡sʰən²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чончын (čončɨn, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: chèuhng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhòng-sàng
    • Hakka Romanization System: congˇ sangˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong² sang²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ saŋ¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Diòng-siàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(s-)niaŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-siâⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Tn̂g-siânn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngsviaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ɕiã²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ɕiã²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² ɕiã¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiã²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ ɕiã²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciang⁵ sian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng siâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: zan zen (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̥ã²² z̥əɲ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

長城

1. Great Wall of China

   Synonym: 萬里長城／万里长城 (Wànlǐ Chángchéng)

2. (～區) (historical) Changcheng (a former district of Jiayuguan, Gansu, China)

Derived terms

不到長城非好漢／不到长城非好汉 (bùdào Chángchéng fēi hǎohàn) 內長城／内长城 外長城／外长城

明長城／明长城 (Míng Chángchéng) 自毀長城／自毁长城 (zìhuǐchángchéng) 防火長城／防火长城 (Fánghuǒ Chángchéng)

Noun

長城

1. (figuratively) insurmountable barrier or invincible power; wall of steel

   • 同時，中國人民也絕不允許任何外來勢力欺負、壓迫、奴役我們，誰妄想這樣幹，必將在14億多中國人民用血肉築成的鋼鐵長城面前碰得頭破血流！ [MSC, trad.]
     同时，中国人民也绝不允许任何外来势力欺负、压迫、奴役我们，谁妄想这样干，必将在14亿多中国人民用血肉筑成的钢铁长城面前碰得头破血流！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1 July 2021, Xi Jinping (习近平)

     Tóngshí, Zhōngguó rénmín yě juébù yǔnxǔ rènhé wàilái shìlì qīfù, yāpò, núyì wǒmen, shéi wàngxiǎng zhèyàng gàn, bìjiāng zài 14 yì duō Zhōngguó rénmín yòng xuèròu zhù chéng de gāngtiě Chángchéng miànqián pèng de tóu pò xuèliú! [Pinyin]

     At the same time, the Chinese people will absolutely not allow any foreign power to bully, oppress, or enslave us. Whomever vainly thinks to do these things, will find their heads bashed bloody against a Great Wall of steel forged by the flesh and blood of over 1.4 billion Chinese people!

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	城
ちょう Grade: 2	じょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

長(ちょう)城(じょう) • (chōjō) 

1. long castle or wall
2. long line of castles
3. (figuratively) a person who is to become the head of state.

Proper noun

長(ちょう)城(じょう) • (chōjō) 

1. Great Wall of China