东都

Mandarin

Etymology

东 (eastern) + 都 (capital)

Chang'an was the capital during the Western Han Dynasty; Luoyang was the capital during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Noun

东都 (simplified, Pinyin dōngdū, traditional 東都)

1. (archaic) the eastern capital (Luoyang)

References

• "东都" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-29.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: