Zhongzheng

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 中正 (Zhōngzhèng).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jo͝ongʹjǔngʹ
  • Hyphenation: Zhong‧zheng

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.
    • 2024 August 26, Chen Yu-ting, Chao Yen-hsiang, “Former Taipei premises of Tsujiri Tea Shop granted heritage status”, in Focus Taiwan[6], sourced from Taipei, (CNA), archived from the original on 26 August 2024, Culture‎[7]:
      A Japanese colonial-era building in Taipei's Zhongzheng District that originally housed a branch of the Tsujiri Tea Shop has been granted heritage status by a city government committee.
  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[8], archived from the original on 06 August 2024, Society‎[9]:
      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

References

  1. ^ “Taiwan place names”, in Pinyin.info[1], 2006, archived from the original on 1 October 2006[2]:
    This list of city and county names of places in Taiwan gives Chinese characters, Hanyu Pinyin, Tongyong Pinyin, and a commonly seen older form (usually bastardized Wade-Giles). [] 鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old forms [] 中正區 / Zhongzheng / Zhōngzhèng / Jhongjheng / Chungcheng

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