首都
Chinese
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
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sau2 dou1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sú-tû
- Eastern Min (BUC): siū-dŭ
- Southern Min
- Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): 5seu-tu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǒudu
- Wade–Giles: shou3-tu1
- Yale: shǒu-dū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooudu
- Palladius: шоуду (šoudu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau2 dou1
- Yale: sáu dōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau2 dou1
- Guangdong Romanization: seo2 dou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sú-tû
- Hakka Romanization System: su` du´
- Hagfa Pinyim: su3 du1
- Sinological IPA: /su³¹ tu²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: siū-dŭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sieu³³⁻²¹ (t-)lu⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 首都
- capital; capital city (of a country) (Classifier: 個/个)
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
- 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
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Descendants
Others:
- → Zhuang: soujduh
See also
Japanese
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
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Noun
- capital, capital city
- 東京は日本の首都です。
- Tōkyō wa Nippon no shuto desu.
- Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
- 京都はかつて日本の首都でした。
- Kyōto wa katsute Nippon no shuto deshita.
- Kyoto was once Japan's capital.
- 東京は日本の首都です。
Derived terms
References
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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首 | 都 |
Noun
Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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首 | 都 |
Noun
首都
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