帝都

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]
emperor
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
simp. and trad.
(帝都)

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

帝都

  1. imperial capital
  2. (literally or ironic, humorous) Beijing (lit. "capital of the Emperor; capital of the Celestial Ruler")

Synonyms

[edit]
  • (imperial capital):
edit
  • (Beijing): 北京 (Běijīng), (historical) 北平 (Běipíng), (historical, archaic) 燕京 (Yānjīng)

Descendants

[edit]
Sino-Xenic (帝都):
  • Japanese: (てい)() (teito)
  • Korean: 제도(帝都) (jedo)

See also

[edit]
  • 魔都 (Módū, “Shanghai”)
  • 妖都 (Yāodū, “Guangzhou”)

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term
てい
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spelling
帝都 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

(てい)() (teito

  1. imperial capital
  2. Tokyo, the capital of Imperial Japan
    帝都(ていと)不祥事件(ふしょうじけん)
    teito fushō jiken
    Scandalous incident at the imperial capital (February 26 incident)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN