| |
Place |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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孔廟
|
hung2 miu6*2 |
kong3 miao4 |
Temple of Confucius |
|
|
廟街
|
miu6 gaai1 |
miao4 jie1 |
Temple Street |
|
|
伯郎市
|
baak3 long4 si5 |
|
The Bronx |
|
|
外灘
|
ngoi6 taan1 |
wai4 tan1 |
the Bund in Shanghai |
|
|
中原
|
zung1 jyun4 |
zhong1 yuan2 |
the Central Plains of China |
|
|
赤道
|
cek3 dou6 |
chi4 dao4 |
the Equator |
|
|
遠東
|
jyun5 dung1 |
yuan3 dong1 |
the Far East |
|
|
紫禁城
|
zi2 gam3 sing4 |
zi3 jin4 cheng2 |
The Forbidden City |
|
|
萬里長城
|
maan6 lei5 coeng4 sing4 |
wan4 li3 chang2 cheng2 |
The Great Wall of China |
|
|
荷蘭
|
ho4 laan4*1 |
he2 lan2 |
The Netherlands (Holland) |
|
|
漢宮
|
hon3 gung1 |
han4 gong1 |
The Palace of China, The Han Palace |
|
|
五角大廈
|
ng5 gok3 daai6 haa6 |
|
the Pentagon |
|
|
中華人民共和國
|
zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3 |
zhong1 hua2 ren2 min2 gong4 he2 guo2 |
The People's Republic of China |
|
|
鳳凰
|
fung6 wong4 |
feng4 huang2 |
the phoenix; (placename) Fung Wong |
|
|
世界屋脊
|
sai3 gaai3 uk1 zek3 |
shi4 jie4 wu1 ji3 |
the roof of the world, i.e., Tibet |
|
|
上海灘
|
soeng6 hoi2 taan1 |
shang4 hai3 tan1 |
the Shanghai Bund |
|
|
絲路
|
si1 lou6 |
si1 lu4 |
the Silk Road |
|
|
絲綢之路
|
si1 cau4 zi1 lou6 |
si1 chou2 zhi1 lu4 |
the Silk Road (also 絲路) |
|
|
越國
|
jyut6 gwok3 |
yue4 guo2 |
the state of Yue |
|
|
天壇
|
tin1 taan4 |
tian1 tan2 |
the Temple of Heaven |
