永安宮
See also: 永安宫
Chinese edit
forever; always; perpetual(ly) | content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how |
palace; uterus | ||
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trad. (永安宮) | 永 | 安 | 宮 | |
simp. (永安宫) | 永 | 安 | 宫 | |
Literally: “palace of eternal peace”. |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
永安宮
- (historical) Yong'an Palace (a site located near Baidicheng in Fengjie County, Sichuan)
- 蜀主征吳幸三峽,崩年亦在永安宮。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: c. 766, Du Fu (杜甫), Poetic Thoughts on Ancient Sites, IV (《詠懷古跡·之四》). English translation by Witter Bynner.
- Shǔ zhǔ zhēng Wú xìng Sānxiá, bēng nián yì zài Yǒng'āngōng. [Pinyin]
- The ruler of Shu had his eyes on Wu and progressed as far as the Three Gorges.
In the year of his demise, too, he was in the Palace of Eternal Peace.
蜀主征吴幸三峡,崩年亦在永安宫。 [MSC, simp.]