Chungking

/ˈtʃʌŋkɪŋ/ noun

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Chungking is a perfect example of how English gets stuck with outdated names when China changed romanization systems—generations of English speakers called it Chungking based on 19th-century transliteration choices, then suddenly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

AMአማርኛ
ቻንግኪንግ
chan-ging
ARالعربية
重慶
chūng qìng
BNবাংলা
চংকিং
chon-king
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
GUGU
चोंगकिंग
chon-king
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
JA日本語
重慶
じゅうけい
KKKK
Чунцин
CHUN-tsin
KMKM
ចង្គង់
chang-kong
KO한국어
重慶
중경
MRMR
चोंगकिंग
chon-king
MSBahasa Melayu
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်းကြီး
chaung-gi
NLNederlands
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
NONorsk
Chongqing
CHONG-qing
PAPA
ਚੋਂਗਕਿੰਗ
chon-king
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
THไทย
Chongqing
ชุงชิ่ง
TLTL
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
TRTürkçe
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
UKУкраїнська
Чунцин
CHUN-tsin
URاردو
چنگکنگ
ching-king
VITiếng Việt
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
YOYO
Chongqing
CHONG-ching
ZH中文
重庆
chóngqìng
ZUZU
Chongqing
CHONG-ching

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