松都
Chinese edit
pine | metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already | ||
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trad. (松都) | 松 | 都 | |
simp. #(松都) | 松 | 都 | |
Literally: “pine capital”. |
Etymology edit
In reference to the pine trees of the nearby mountain 松岳山, when the city was the capital of Korea under the Goryeo dynasty.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
松都
- (poetic) Kaesong (a city in North Korea)
- 松都有^李生者,居^駱駝橋之側,年十八。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: late 15th c., 金時習 (Kim Si-seup), 《李生窺牆傳》, 《金鰲新話》
- Songdo yu Yi saeng ja, geo Naktagyo ji cheuk, nyeon sippal. [Sino-Korean]
- In Kaesong was a fellow [named] Scholar Yi. He lived by the Camel Bridge and he was eighteen years old.