Zhongzheng

See also: zhōngzhèng and zhòngzhèng

English

Alternative forms

• Chungcheng (Wade–Giles)
• Jhongjheng (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 中正 (Zhōngzhèng).

Pronunciation

• enPR: jo͝ongʹjǔngʹ

Proper noun

Zhongzheng

1. A district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan.
   • [2006 February, Rich Lang, “What? No Big Gulp?”, in Saveur‎^[3], number 90, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:

     A 7-Eleven store in Taipei's Jhongjheng District, one of many in Taiwan selling classic dishes 24 hours a day.]

   • 2010 December 8, Yvonne Liu, “Centaline to branch out in Taiwan and Singapore”, in South China Morning Post‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 August 2014‎^[5]:

     The first branch in Taiwan's Zhongzheng district will open in the middle of the month and four more will follow in the next six months.

2. A district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan.
   • 2019 November 28, Keoni Everington, “Fireman bitten by highly venomous Taiwan habu in Keelung BB”, in Taiwan News‎^[6], archived from the original on August 06, 2024, Society‎^[7]:

     At 12 p.m. on Wednesday, the Keelung Fire Department received a 119 call from the operator of a mountainside bed and breakfast on Zhengbin Road in Keelung City's Zhongzheng District.

Translations

districts

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 中正 (zung¹ zing³)

  Mandarin: 中正 (zh) (Zhōngzhèng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Zhongzheng, Jhongjheng, Chung-cheng, Chungcheng at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.