Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (基也輔)
simp. (基也辅)

Etymology edit

Borrowing from Russian Киев (Kijev).

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

基也輔

  1. (obsolete) Kiev

Usage notes edit

No longer in active use, it has been superseded by 基輔基辅 (Jīfǔ).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.