故宮

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Chinese

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happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
palace; uterus
trad. (故宮)
simp. (故宫)
Literally: “former palace”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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故宮

  1. former palace

Proper noun

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故宮

  1. Forbidden City
    故宮一直現在揭開 [MSC, trad.]
    故宫一直现在揭开 [MSC, simp.]
    Gùgōng lǐ yǒu yī dǔ qiáng, yīzhí dào xiànzài cái jiēkāi. [Pinyin]
    There is a wall in the Forbidden City that has not been opened until now.
  2. Mukden Palace
  3. National Palace Museum (short for 國立故宮博物院国立故宫博物院 or 故宮博物院故宫博物院)
  4. Ming Palace

Usage notes

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In Chinese mainland, 故宮故宫 (gùgōng) is the preferred term for the Forbidden City over 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng).

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(きゅう) (kokyū

  1. old imperial palace

Proper noun

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()(きゅう) (Kokyū

  1. The Forbidden City
    Synonym: 紫禁城
  2. National Palace Museum
    台北(たいぺい)故宮(こきゅう)博物院(はくぶついん)
    taipei kokyū hakubutsuin
    National Palace Museum

References

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