同濟

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	aid; ferry; frugal
trad. (同濟)		同	濟
simp. (同济)		同	济

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ zai³
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶don-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóngjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóngjì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung²-chi⁴
    • Yale: túng-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngjih
    • Palladius: тунцзи (tunczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ zai³
    • Yale: tùhng jai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ dzai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ zei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶don-ci
    • MiniDict: don^去 ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³don-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /doŋ²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: duwng tsejH

Rime
Character	同	濟
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	IV
Fanqie	徒紅切	子計切
Baxter	duwng	tsejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duŋ/	/t͡seiH/
Pan Wuyun	/duŋ/	/t͡seiH/
Shao Rongfen	/duŋ/	/t͡sɛiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwŋ/	/t͡sɛjH/
Li Rong	/duŋ/	/t͡seiH/
Wang Li	/duŋ/	/t͡sieiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱuŋ/	/t͡sieiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tóng	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tung4	zai3

Etymology 1

From German Deutsch (“German”), via Wu. Doublet of 德意志 (Déyìzhì).

Character choice influenced by 同舟共濟／同舟共济 (tóngzhōugòngjì, “having common interests (in this situation, between China and Germany)”).

Proper noun

同濟

1. (～大學) Tongji University (in Shanghai)
2. (～醫學院) Tongji Medical College (in Wuhan)
3. (～醫院) Tongji or Thong Chai Hospital (in several cities)

Etymology 2

Verb

同濟

1. (Classical) to cross a body of water in the same boat