Jiandu

See also: jiǎndú, jiàndū, and Jiàndū

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): Caindu, Kaindu, Gaindu

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 建都 (Jiàndū), literally "Establishing Prosperity" but probably a Chinese transcription of the local placename or its inhabitants.

Proper noun

Jiandu

1. (historical geography) A former name of Xichang, a city of southern Sichuan, China.