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metal; gold; money
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mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain |
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金
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陵
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金
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陵
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Etymology
The etymology has been debated. Several sources, such as《建康實錄》(The Jiankang Annals, c. middle 8th century), mentioned a historical 邑 (yì, “fortified town”) with the name created after King Wei of Chu's conquest of the Yue (c. 334–306 BCE). However, actual attestations in pre-Qin or Han literature were missing. The name saw attestation in well-established corpus starting from the Nanbeichao era, especially in the literature during and after the 齊 and 梁 periods (early and middle 6th century). For example, in the《顏氏家訓》:
The designation 金陵 (Jīnlíng, literally “precious hills”) was frequently used in poetic works of the era, for example:
粵以戊辰之年，建亥之月，大盜移國，金陵瓦解。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
粤以戊辰之年，建亥之月，大盗移国，金陵瓦解。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Yu Xin, c. 578, The Lament for the South (《哀江南賦》)
- Yuèyǐ Wù Chén zhīnián, jiàn Hài zhīyuè, dàdào yíguó, jīnlíng wǎjiě.
- That fateful tenth month, the year of Wu-Chen,
a Great Thief stole my country, and
Jinling crumbled like broken clay.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金陵
- (chiefly literary or poetic) Synonym of 南京 (Nánjīng)
Japanese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金陵 • (Kinryō)
- (archaic) Nanjing (a major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)
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