天津
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Chinese[edit]
day; sky; heaven | Tianjin; ferry | ||
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simp. and trad. (天津) |
天 | 津 | |
Literally: “sky ford”. |
Etymology[edit]
- Tianjin
- Disputed. The most common interpretation is that it was bestowed by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming, who crossed Tianjin's Gu River on his way south to overthrow his nephew the Jianwen Emperor, thereby calling it 天子津渡 (“The Emperor's Ford”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
天津
- (~市) Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
- the Milky Way
- Short for 天津橋/天津桥.
- (Chinese astronomy) Celestial Ford (Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the Girl constellation)
- (~社區) Tianjin (a community in Yiyuan, Jiang'an district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
てん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Proper noun[edit]
- Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
Derived terms[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
Proper noun[edit]
天津
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