茨城

See also: 茨木

Chinese

		Tribulus terrestris; thatched hut	city walls; city; town
trad. (茨城)		茨	城
simp. #(茨城)		茨	城

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 茨(いばら)城(き) (Ibaraki).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cíchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cíchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cíhchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Tzʻŭ²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Tsź-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsyrcherng
    • Palladius: Цычэн (Cyčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: chìh sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

茨城

1. (～縣) Ibaraki (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茨	城
いばら Grade: 4	き Grade: 4
kun’yomi

According to legend, people in the age of Emperor Sujin (崇神) built a thorny castle (茨の城) there and wiped out burglars.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いば​らき [ìbáꜜràkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [iba̠ɾa̠kʲi]

Proper noun

茨(いばら)城(き) • (Ibaraki) 

1. Ibaraki (a prefecture in north-eastern Honshu, Japan)

   Synonym: 茨城県 (“Ibaraki: a prefecture in Kantō”)

2. ancient place name of Hitachi (常陸)

Descendants

• Russian: Ибара́ки f (Ibaráki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茨	城
いばら Grade: 4	き > ぎ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いば​らぎ [ìbáꜜràgì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [iba̠ɾa̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

茨(いばら)城(ぎ) • (Ibaragi) 

1. (proscribed) Alternative form of 茨城 (Ibaraki)

Further reading

• 茨城県 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja