都城
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Chinese
metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already |
city walls; city; town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (都城) |
都 | 城 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duchéng
- Wade–Giles: tu1-chʻêng2
- Yale: dū-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ducherng
- Palladius: дучэн (dučɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou1 sing4
- Yale: dōu sìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou1 sing4
- Guangdong Romanization: dou1 xing4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dou1 sian5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tou siâⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou³³⁻²³ sĩã⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
Noun
都城
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
- (national capital):
- 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)
- 京都 (jīngdū) (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)
- 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
- 都門 / 都门 (dūmén) (literary)
- 鎬京 / 镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
- 長安 / 长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
- 首都 (shǒudū)
- (city wall):
Proper noun
都城
- (～市) Miyakonojō (a city in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 都 | 城 |
| みやこ(の) Grade: 3 |
じょう Grade: 4 |
| yutōyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 都城 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
都城 • (Miyakonojō)