中東戰爭
Chinese
| war; invasion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中東戰爭) | 中東 | 戰爭 | |
| simp. (中东战争) | 中东 | 战争 | |
| Literally: “Middle Eastern war”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngdōng Zhànzhēng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongdong Jhànjheng
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-tung1 Chan4-chêng1
- Yale: Jūng-dūng Jàn-jēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongdong Jannjeng
- Palladius: Чжундун Чжаньчжэн (Čžundun Čžanʹčžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 dung1 zin3 zang1
- Yale: jūng dūng jin jāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 dung1 dzin3 dzang1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 dung1 jin3 zeng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
中東戰爭
Usage notes
Often with ordinal number added to describe specific wars between Israel and the Arab countries.
- 第二次中東戰爭／第二次中东战争 ― dì'èrcì zhōngdōngzhànzhēng ― Suez Crisis (literally, “Second Middle Eastern War”)
- 第四次中東戰爭／第四次中东战争 ― dìsìcì zhōngdōngzhànzhēng ― Yom Kippur War (literally, “Fourth Middle Eastern War”)