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Chinese
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swallow (bird); surname; place name
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capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
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燕
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京
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| simp. #(燕京)
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燕
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京
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Etymology
The archaic name for Beijing, being the name of the capital of the state of Yan, one of the powers of the Warring States period.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
燕京
- (historical, archaic) Beijing
Synonyms
- 北京 (Běijīng)
- (historical) 北平 (Běipíng)
- (literary, or ironic, humorous) 帝都 (dìdū)