古都

Chinese

		ancient; old	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad. (古都)		古	都

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² dou¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-to͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔdu
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-tu¹
    • Yale: gǔ-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guudu
    • Palladius: гуду (gudu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² dou¹
    • Yale: gú dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-too
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

古都

1. ancient capital; old capital

   中國四大古都／中国四大古都  ―  zhōngguó sì dà gǔdōu  ―  China's four great ancient capitals

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古都):

• → Japanese: 古(こ)都(と) (koto)
• → Korean: 고도(古都) (godo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	都
Grade: 2	Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spellings
古都 (kyūjitai) 故都

Noun

古都(こと) • (koto) 

1. ancient capital; old capital

Synonyms

• 旧(きゅう)都(と) (kyūto)

Antonyms

• 新(しん)都(と) (shinto)

Korean

Hanja in this term
古	都

Noun

古都 • (godo) (hangeul 고도)

1. Hanja form^? of 고도 (“old capital”).