崆峒

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (崆峒)		崆	峒
simp. #(崆峒)		崆	峒

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “looks like there's some sort of reduplication, as with the Kunlun Mountains”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kōngtóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ tung⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kōngtóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kongtóng
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻung¹-tʻung²
    • Yale: Kūng-túng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kongtorng
    • Palladius: Кунтун (Kuntun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ tung⁴
    • Yale: hūng tùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ tung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

---

• Middle Chinese: khuwng duwng

Rime
Character	崆	峒
Reading #	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	東 (1)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦紅切	徒紅切
Baxter	khuwng	duwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰuŋ/	/duŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰuŋ/	/duŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuŋ/	/duŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəwŋ/	/dəwŋ/
Li Rong	/kʰuŋ/	/duŋ/
Wang Li	/kʰuŋ/	/duŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰuŋ/	/dʱuŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kōng	tóng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hung1	tung4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰoːŋ  doːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	崆	峒
Reading #	2/2	1/2
No.	4039	12450
Phonetic component	工	同
Rime group	東	東
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	空	同
Old Chinese	/*kʰoːŋ/	/*doːŋ/
Notes		見山海經

Proper noun

崆峒

1. (～山) Kongtong Mountains (a mountain in Pingliang, Gansu, China)
2. (～區) Kongtong District (a district of Pingliang, Gansu, China)

Noun

崆峒

1. (LGBTQ slang, humorous) Alternative form of 恐同 (kǒngtóng)