約堡

Chinese

		phonetic	earthwork; castle; position of defence earthwork; castle; position of defence; stronghold; character used in place names
trad. (約堡)		約	堡
simp. (约堡)		约	堡

Etymology

Short for 約翰尼斯堡／约翰尼斯堡 (Yuēhànnísībǎo, “Johannesburg”) or short for 約翰內斯堡／约翰内斯堡 (Yuēhànnèisībǎo, “Johannesburg”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuēbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝ ㄅㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuēbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuebǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh¹-pao³
    • Yale: Ywē-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Iuebao
    • Palladius: Юэбао (Juebao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

約堡

1. Johannesburg (a city in South Africa); Joburg