故宮

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

故宮

  1. former palace

Proper noun

故宮

  1. Forbidden City
    故宮裡有一堵牆，一直到現在才揭開。 [MSC, trad.]
    故宫里有一堵墙，一直到现在才揭开。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gùgōng lǐ yǒu yī dǔ qiáng, yīzhí dào xiànzài cái jiēkāi.
    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

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

Synonyms

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故 宮
こ
Grade: 5 		きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

故(こ)宮(きゅう) • (kokyū) 

  1. old imperial palace

Proper noun

故(こ)宮(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

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