燕京
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Chinese
[edit]swallow (bird); surname; place name | capital; Beijing (abbrev.) | ||
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trad. (燕京) | 燕 | 京 | |
simp. #(燕京) | 燕 | 京 |
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yanjing
- Wade–Giles: Yen1-ching1
- Yale: Yān-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianjing
- Palladius: Яньцзин (Janʹczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1 ging1
- Yale: yīn gīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1 ging1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1 ging1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
[edit]燕京