北上廣

Chinese

		north	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	wide; numerous; to spread
trad. (北上廣)		北	上	廣
simp. (北上广)		北	上	广

Etymology

Blend of 北京 (Běijīng) + 上海 (Shànghǎi) + 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běi-Shàng-Guǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ soeng⁶ gwong²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běi-Shàng-Guǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běishàngguǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-shang⁴-kuang³
    • Yale: Běi-shàng-gwǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeishanqgoang
    • Palladius: Бэйшангуан (Bɛjšanguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bak¹ soeng⁶ gwong²
    • Yale: bāk seuhng gwóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ soeng⁶ gwong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ sêng⁶ guong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ sœːŋ²² kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

北上廣

1. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Synonyms

• 京滬穗／京沪穗 (Jīng-Hù-Suì)

See also

• 北上廣深／北上广深 (Běi-Shàng-Guǎng-Shēn)