Kaohsiung City in Taiwan

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Kaohsiung City
"Kaohsiung" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese	高雄市
Literal meaning	Japanese transcription of an old Siraya name
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Gāoxióng Shì - Tongyong Pinyin Gaosyóng Shìh - Wade–Giles Kao¹-hsiung² Shih⁴ - IPA [káu.ɕʊ̌ŋ ʂɻ̩̂] - Yale Romanization Gāusyúng Shr̀ - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Gaushyong Shyh - MPS2 Gāushiúng Shr̀ - Bopomofo ㄍㄠ   ㄒㄩㄥˊ   ㄕˋ Min - Hokkien POJ Ko-hiông-chhī - Taiwanese Romanization Ko-hiông-tshī Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Gou1hung4 Si5
Japanese name
Kanji	高雄市
Kana	たかおし
Transcriptions - Romanization Takao-shi

Kaohsiung City (Traditional Chinese: 高雄市, Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoxióng, Tongyong Pinyin: Gaosyóng, POJ: Ko-hiông; coordinates 22°38'N, 120°16'E) is the third largest city of Taiwan, after New Taipei City and Taichung City, and the main city in Southern Taiwan. view more...