also: てぃえんちん · てぃえんじん
noun
Tianjin; Tientsin
A major city in northern China; the Japanese reading てんしん is standard, while katakana forms reflect Chinese pronunciations.
天津は中国の直轄市の一つです。
Tianjin is one of the direct-controlled municipalities of China.
Katakana spelling reflecting the Chinese pronunciation; used in some contexts.
Katakana spelling reflecting an alternative Chinese pronunciation; less common.
From Chinese 天津 (Tiānjīn), meaning 'Heavenly Ford' or 'Ford of Heaven'. The Japanese reading てんしん is the on'yomi of the kanji.