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瀧澤旅遊開発
May 23, 2006 20:01
18 yrs ago
Chinese term

北京市崇文区左安門

Chinese to English Other Geography
I think I have the pronunciation of the first portion (Beijing, Chongwen district), but how do you pronounce 左安門?

Thank you in advance.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 Zuoanmen, Chongwen District, Beijing
4 +5 Zuo'an Road

Discussion

ysun May 24, 2006:
NKWong: The asker only asked for the pronunciation. I think the written form should be Zuo An Men. However, Zuo'anmen and Zuo'an Men are also acceptable. When people mention Zuo An Men alone, it refers to the vicinity of that place.
Naikei Wong May 23, 2006:
As Mr. Sun says, this gate doesn't exit anymore... it probably refers to the street which bears its name. It's not a district (because Chongwen is)... and it's not a subway station (not yet or ever built).

Proposed translations

+3
30 mins
Selected

Zuoanmen, Chongwen District, Beijing

Zuoanmen, Chongwen District, Beijing

参考：
地址:崇文区左安门内大街1号. 联系电话:67143611. 门票:90元. 3、 龙潭湖公园：. 类别：人文景观. 交通说明：乘6、8、60路公交车 ... Beijing Amusement Park:. Add: No. 1 Zuoanmennei Street, Chongwen District Tel: 67111155 Admission: 90 yuan RMB ...

Peer comment(s):
agree ysun
21 mins
agree Naikei Wong : This word order is correct... (not Chongwen before Zuo'anmen)
44 mins
agree redred : Pinyin is okay, the country now advocates pinyin used for address.
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Too bad I can't assign points to both. Thank you all very much."
+5
12 mins

Zuo'an Road

The Pinyin pronunciation would be: Zuo3 An1 Men2. And the English road name is: Zuo'an Road.

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Note added at 21 Min. (2006-05-23 20:22:25 GMT)
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Hi Can, the character 門 actually means 'gate'. After a search on the internet, I think I would just write 'Chongwen district, Zuoanmen" in the English version.

http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/beijing/30785.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree IC --
15 mins
Thanks!
agree Denyce Seow : Zuoanmen
34 mins
Yes, Zuoanmen. Thanks!
agree ysun : Zuoanmen. The gate was torn down together with most of other city gates and walls in late 1960's. That is a huge mistake! However, 左安門大街 does exist. BTW, I saw both Berlin wall and Beijing wall. :-)
1 hr
Thanks, Yueyin. Unfortunately (or rather luckily) I only saw the remnants of Berlin Wall. Will visit them again this weekend when I attend Proz.com's Berlin Conference.
agree Naikei Wong : It should be Zuo'anmen, in any case. // likely to be "Zuo'anmen-dajie" or "Zuo'anmen Street"
1 hr
agree Francis Fine : I'v e seen it written as "Zuo-an" just like the name of the city of Si-an.
3 hrs
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