京城

Chinese

		capital; Beijing (abbrev.)	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (京城)		京	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jīngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җинчын (žinčɨn, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-sàng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-siâⁿ
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹jin-zen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingchéng
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-chʻêng²
    • Yale: jīng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingcherng
    • Palladius: цзинчэн (czinčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җинчын (žinčɨn, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ sing⁴
    • Yale: gīng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-sàng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin´ sangˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ sang²
    • Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴ saŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-siâⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiann-siânn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviasviaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² siã¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹jin-zen
    • MiniDict: jin^平 zen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹jjin-zen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑin⁵⁵ zən²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 京城

1. (literary) capital city (of a country)

Usage notes

When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都／国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 上國／上国 (shàngguó) (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)
• 王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal 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)

 

See also

• 省會／省会 (shěnghuì)
• 首府 (shǒufǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (京城):

• → Japanese: 京(けい)城(じょう) (keijō)
• → Korean: 경성(京城) (gyeongseong)
• → Vietnamese: kinh thành (京城)

Others:

• → Zhuang: gingsingz

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 京城

1. (historical) (Japanese colonial era) Seoul, Gyeongseong or Keijō

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
京	城
けい Grade: 2	じょう Grade: 4
kan’on	goon

Proper noun

京(けい)城(じょう) or 京城(proper) • (keijō or proper) ^{←けいじやう (keizyau)?}[[Category:Japanese
|けいしょう']]

1. (historical) (Japanese colonial era) Seoul, Gyeongseong or Keijō

   京城(けいじょう)帝国大学(ていこくだいがく)

   Keijō Teikoku Daigaku

   Keijō Imperial University

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Korean

Hanja in this term
京	城

Proper noun

京城 • (Gyeongseong) (hangeul 경성)

1. Hanja form^? of 경성 (“(Japanese colonial era) Seoul, Gyeongseong or Keijō”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
京	城

Noun

京城

1. Template:han tu form of