Definition
The former name of Chongqing, a major city in southwestern China, used in English texts particularly before the mid-20th century.
Etymology
Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese city known as Chongqing in Mandarin pinyin. The spelling 'Chungking' was the standard English transliteration before pinyin became internationally adopted.
Kelly Says
Chungking is a perfect example of how English gets stuck with outdated names when China changed romanization systems—generations of English speakers called it Chungking based on 19th-century transliteration choices, then suddenly had to relearn it as Chongqing, making the old name feel like a linguistic time capsule.
Translations
CACatalà
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
CSČeština
Chungking
CHUNG-king
DADansk
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
DEDeutsch
Chongqing
TSCHONG-tsching
ELΕλληνικά
Τσονγκκίνγκ
TSON-king
ESEspañol
Chungking
CHUNG-king
FAفارسی
چنگکینگ
ching-king
FISuomi
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
FRFrançais
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
HAHA
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
HEעברית
צ'ונגקין
CHONG-kin
HIहिन्दी
चोंगकिंग
chon-ging
HUMagyar
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
IDBahasa Indonesia
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
IGIG
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
ITItaliano
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
MSBahasa Melayu
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်းကြီး
chaung-gi
NLNederlands
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
NONorsk
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
PLPolski
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
PTPortuguês
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
RORomână
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
RUРусский
Чунцин
CHUN-tsin
SVSvenska
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
SWKiswahili
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
TAதமிழ்
சங்கிங்
san-ging
TEతెలుగు
చంగ్కింగ్
chan-ging
TLTL
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
TRTürkçe
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
UKУкраїнська
Чунцин
CHUN-tsin
VITiếng Việt
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
YOYO
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
ZUZU
Chongqing
CHONG-ching