行在
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[edit]to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing | ||
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simp. and trad. (行在) |
行 | 在 | |
anagram | 在行 |
Etymology
[edit]Short for 行在所, used out of hope that the northern empire would be recovered shortly and the imperial court returned to the former Song capital at Bianjing (now Kaifeng).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Síngzài
- Wade–Giles: Hsing2-tsai4
- Yale: Syíng-dzài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyngtzay
- Palladius: Синцзай (Sinczaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
[edit]行在
- (historical, euphemistic) Xingzai ("Temporary Residence"), a former nickname of Lin'an (now Hangzhou) when it was the capital of the Southern Song dynasty.
Synonyms
[edit]- See 杭州 (Hángzhōu).