Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (基也輔)
simp. (基也辅)

Etymology

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Borrowing from Russian Киев (Kijev).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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基也輔

  1. (obsolete) Kiev

Usage notes

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No longer in active use, it has been superseded by 基輔基辅 (Jīfǔ). The form can still be encountered in older texts, in particular those translated from the Russian into Chinese.