龍港

Chinese

		dragon(s)	port(s)
trad. (龍港)		龍	港
simp. (龙港)		龙	港

Etymology

As a Zhejiang city, a blend of its former name Longjiang Port Area (龍江港區/龙江港区, Lóngjiāng gǎngqū) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name Longjiang itself derived from the "Qinglong River" (青龍江/青龙江), used locally for the lower Ao (鰲江/鳌江).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lónggǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ gong²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lónggǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lónggǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Lung²-kang³
    • Yale: Lúng-gǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Longgaang
    • Palladius: Лунган (Lungan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ gong²
    • Yale: lùhng góng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ gong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ gong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

龍港

1. (～區) Longgang (a district of Huludao, Liaoning, China)
2. (～市, formerly ～鎮) Longgang (a county-level city in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, formerly a town in Cangnan County)
3. (～鎮) Longgang (a town in Yangxin, Huangshi, Hubei, China)
4. (～鎮) Longgang (a town in Qinshui, Jincheng, Shanxi, China)