故宮

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ gung¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ku-kiông
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-kiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gu³ gêng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùgong
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: gù-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhgong
    • Palladius: гугун (gugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 僱工／雇工 故宮／故宫

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gu³ gung¹
    • Yale: gu gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 僱工／雇工 故宮／故宫

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-kiông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu giong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ giong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ ki̯oŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-kiong
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-kiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korkiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gu³ gêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kù keng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹³⁻⁵⁵ keŋ³³/

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. [Pinyin]

   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

• (Forbidden City): 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng)

References

• Gugong (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こきゅう [kóꜜkyùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kʲɨː]

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