首都
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Chinese[edit]
head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already | ||
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simp. and trad. (首都) |
首 | 都 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
首都
- capital; capital city (of a country) (Classifier: 個/个)
Usage notes[edit]
When translating the English term capital city, 首都 (shǒudū) is used 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[edit]
- 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)
- 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)
Derived terms[edit]
- 澳大利亞首都特別行政區/澳大利亚首都特别行政区 (Àodàlìyà Shǒudū Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū)
- 澳大利亞首都領地/澳大利亚首都领地 (Àodàlìyà Shǒudū Lǐngdì)
- 澳洲首都特區/澳洲首都特区 (Àozhōu Shǒudū Tèqū)
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Zhuang: soujduh
See also[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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首 | 都 |
しゅ Grade: 2 |
と Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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首都 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- capital, capital city
Derived terms[edit]
- 首都圏 (shutoken)
References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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首 | 都 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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首 | 都 |
Noun[edit]
首都
- chữ Hán form of thủ đô (“capital, capital city”).
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