Bianjing

See also: biānjìng and Biànjīng

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 汴京 (Biànjīng).

Proper noun

Bianjing

1. (historical) Synonym of Kaifeng
   • 2011 May 30, “Taiwan News Quick Take”, in Taipei Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-06-02, Taiwan News, page 2‎^[2]:

     The animated scroll was based on the work of 12th century Sung Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (張擇端), whose lively portrayal of the daily life of ordinary people in the capital city of the Northern Sung Dynasty — Bianjing (Kaifeng) — has captured the fascination of people for generations.

Translations

former capital

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汴京 (zh) (Biànjīng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can