錦城

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See also: 锦城

Chinese

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brocade (walled) city
trad. (錦城)
simp. (锦城)

Etymology

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A contraction of the earlier 錦官城锦官城 (Jinguanchéng, City of the Brocade Official), from a Han-era office instituted to oversee the quality and supply of the city's then-popular brocade.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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錦城

  1. (informal or literary) "Brocade City", a nickname of Chengdu, Sichuan