Chungking

British

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈkɪŋ, ˈtʃʌŋ-, ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ, ˈtʃʌŋ- /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Chongqing

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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

Most importantly, she would tell him about the life he would probably never know, the life she had once lived in Chungking.

From Literature

The community is concentrated around the mosque and the nearby Chungking Mansions building, a ramshackle collection of restaurants, cheap hotels and South-Asian run stores.

From Reuters

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

Dongpo — Let us contemplate the phenomenon of la zi ji, known in Sichuan-style restaurants as spicy fried chicken, Chungking fried chicken, Chongqing spicy chicken, chicken with chiles, or spicy diced chicken.

From Los Angeles Times

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