故都

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad. (故都)		故	都

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ dou¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-to͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùdu
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-tu¹
    • Yale: gù-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhdu
    • Palladius: гуду (gudu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ tu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ dou¹
    • Yale: gu dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-to͘
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-too
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kordof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

故都

1. ancient capital; former capital

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故	都
こ Grade: 5	と Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
故都 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 故都 – see the following entry.

【古都こと】 [noun] ancient capital; old capital

(This term, 故都, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)