京師
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See also: 京师
Chinese[edit]
capital | capital | ||
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trad. (京師) | 京 | 師 | |
simp. (京师) | 京 | 师 |
Etymology[edit]
According to Gongyang Zhuan, Duke Huan's 9th year:
- 京師者何?天子之居也。京者何?大也。師者何?眾也。天子之居,必以眾大之辭言之。 [MSC, trad.]
- Jīngshī zhě hé? Tiānzǐ zhī jū yě. Jīng zhě hé? Dà yě. Shī zhě hé? Zhòng yě. Tiānzǐ zhī jū, bì yǐ zhòngdà zhī cí yán zhī. [Pinyin]
- What is jīngshī ("京師")? It's where the Son of Heaven dwells. What is jīng("京")? It means greatness ("大"). What is shī ("師")? It means the multitude ("眾"). Where the Son of Heaven dwells surely should be called by the diction for the multitude's greatness ("眾大").
京师者何?天子之居也。京者何?大也。师者何?众也。天子之居,必以众大之辞言之。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
京師
- (literary) capital city; the capital
- 惠此京師、以綏四國。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Huì cǐ jīngshī, yǐ suī sìguó. [Pinyin]
- Let us cherish this capital, to secure the repose of the States in the four quarters.
惠此京师、以绥四国。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Synonyms of 京師