List of the name of places in China in Penang Hokkien. Note that proper nouns may also be written as separate syllables, each beginning with a capital letter. Hence, the city of Zhangzhou may be written in Penang Hokkien as Ciang3chew1 as well as Ciang3 Chew1.

  1. China: Teong3 Kok3 [tiɔŋ-kɔk] 中國 , Tng3 Snua1 [tŋ-suã] 唐山

  2. Beijing (Peking): Park1knia1 [pak-kiã] 北京

  3. Fujian Province: Hok1kien1 Seng4 [hɔk-kiɛn-seŋ] 福建省

  4. Fuzhou (Foochow): Hock1chew1 [hɔk-tsiu] 福州

  5. Guangdong Province: Kng1tang3 Seng4 [kŋ-taŋ-seŋ] 廣東省

  6. Guangzhou: Kng1chew1 [kŋ-tsiu] 廣州

  7. Hainan: Hai1lam2 [hai-lam] 海南

  8. Hong Kong: Hiang3 Kang4 [hiaŋ-kaŋ] 香港

  9. Macau: O1mui2 [o-mui] 澳門

  10. Nanjing: Lam3knia1 [lam-kiã] 南京

  11. Quanzhou: Cuan3chew1 [tsuan-tsiu] 泉州

  12. Shanghai: Siong33hai4 [siɔŋ-hai] 上海

  13. Shantou (Swatow): Sua1thau2 [sua-thau] 汕頭

  14. Shenzhen: Chim3cun3 [tshim-tsun] 深圳

  15. Taiwan: Tai3wan2 [tai-uan] 臺灣

  16. Xiamen (Amoy): Ae33 Mui2 [ɛ-mui] 廈門

  17. Yunnan: Hoon3 Lam2 [hun-lam] 雲南

  18. Zhangzhou: Cheang3chew1 [tsiaŋ-tsiu] 漳州

For other places in China that do not often feature in daily conversation, it is common and preferable to follow the English or Mandarin pronunciation.

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