國都

Chinese

		country; state; nation	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
trad. (國都)		國	都
simp. (国都)		国	都

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guódū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ dou¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-to͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guódū
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guódu
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-tu¹
    • Yale: gwó-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwodu
    • Palladius: году (godu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ dou¹
    • Yale: gwok dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: kok-too
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokdof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 國都

1. national capital

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

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• 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)
• 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)
• 都門／都门 (dūmén) (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)