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Chinese
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capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
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metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
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simp. and trad. (京都)
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京
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都
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- kiaⁿ-to͘ - vernacular;
- keng-to͘ - literary.
Noun
京都
- (literary) capital city (of a country)
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)
- 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)
- 首都 (shǒudū)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 京都 (Kyōto).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
京都
- (~市) Kyoto (a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
- (~府) Kyoto (a prefecture of Japan)
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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京都 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
/kjauto/ → /kjɔːto/ → /kjoːto/
From Middle Chinese 京都 (kˠiæŋ tuo, literally “capital city”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
京都 • (Kyōto) ←きやうと (kyauto)?
- a placename, especially:
- Short for 京都府 (Kyōto-fu): Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (a prefecture of Japan)
- Short for 京都市 (Kyōto-shi): Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
- Synonyms: 京 (Kyō), 京の都 (Kyō no miyako)
- a surname
- a female given name
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Okinawan
Alternative spelling
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京都 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Japanese 京都 (Kyōto).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
京都 (Chōtu)
- Kyoto (a prefecture of Japan)
- Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
References
- 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963
Vietnamese
Proper noun
京都
- chữ Hán form of Kinh Đô (“Kyoto”)., a prefecture of Japan
- chữ Hán form of Kinh Đô (“Kyoto”)., the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan