王京

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (王京)		王	京

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángjing
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-ching¹
    • Yale: wáng-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangjing
    • Palladius: ванцзин (vanczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ ging¹
    • Yale: wòhng gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

王京

1. (literary) royal capital

   • 大哥你從那裏來？
     我從高麗王京來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     大哥你从那里来？
     我从高丽王京来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Nogeoldae (《老乞大》), circa 14^th century CE

     Dàgē nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?
     Wǒ cóng Gāolí wángjīng lái. [Pinyin]

     Brother, where did you arrive from?
     I arrived from the royal capital of Korea.

Synonyms

• 上國／上国 (shàngguó) (literary)
• 京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
• 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
• 京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
• 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
• 京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 國都／国都 (guódū)
• 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
• 王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
• 皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
• 神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
• 都城 (dūchéng)
• 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
• 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
• 長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
• 首都 (shǒudū)