Chungking

British  

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈkɪŋ, ˈtʃʌŋ-, ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ, ˈtʃʌŋ- /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Chongqing

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Example Sentences

One of Tsang’s tours visits the city’s famed Chungking Mansions, a labyrinthine complex with ethnic restaurants, guesthouses and stores selling everything from cheap phones to burqas.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

And while I'll be the first to admit that Chungking Express is not on the same tier as Star Wars, it's still well-known among movie nerds.

From The Verge • Aug. 27, 2016

Let us contemplate for a moment the phenomenon of la zi ji, the known in Sichuan-style restaurants as spicy fried chicken, Chungking fried chicken, Chongqing spicy chicken, chicken with chilies, or spicy diced chicken.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2016

By the time General Stilwell was recalled to the United States in the fall of 1944, he grumbled that Washington was “as big a pile of manure as Chungking was.”

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2016

Now and then she waved, even though the streets, as wide and as straight as the airstrip in Chungking, were empty.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord