北京
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See also 北平
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Hmong[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
北京
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 北 | 京 |
Alternative forms[edit]
- ペキン (rarely used)
Etymology[edit]
北 (“north”) + 京 (“capital city”).
Proper noun[edit]
北京 (hiragana ぺきん, romaji pekin)
- Beijing (capital city of the People's Republic of China)
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
北 (“north”) + 京 (“capital city”).
Proper noun[edit]
北京 (bukgyeong) (Hangeul 북경)
- Beijing (capital city of the People's Republic of China)
Synonyms[edit]
Mandarin[edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北京 | |||
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
"Northern Capital" in Chinese, chosen by the Yongle Emperor to distinguish the city from 南京 (Nanjing), the southern of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty.
Proper noun[edit]
北京 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Běijīng)
- Beijing (capital city of the People's Republic of China)
Min Nan[edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 北京 | |||
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: [ pak˥˥kiã˥˥ ]
Etymology[edit]
"Northern Capital" in Chinese, chosen by the Yongle Emperor to distinguish the city from 南京, the southern of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty.
Proper noun[edit]
北京 (traditional and simplified, POJ Pak-kiaⁿ)
- Beijing (capital city of the People's Republic of China)
Categories:
- Hmong proper nouns
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese terms spelled with 北
- Japanese terms spelled with 京
- Japanese proper nouns
- ja:Capital cities
- Korean proper nouns
- Korean hanja
- Mandarin proper nouns in simplified script
- Mandarin proper nouns in traditional script
- Mandarin proper nouns
- Chinese hanzi
- cmn:Capital cities in simplified script
- cmn:Chinese Provinces in simplified script
- cmn:Capital cities in traditional script
- cmn:Chinese Provinces in traditional script
- Min Nan proper nouns in simplified script
- Min Nan proper nouns in traditional script
- Min Nan proper nouns
