天津
(Redirected from 天津市)
Chinese edit
day; sky; heaven | Tianjin; ferry | ||
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simp. and trad. (天津) |
天 | 津 | |
Literally: “sky ford”. |
Etymology edit
- Tianjin
- Disputed. The most common interpretation is that it was bestowed by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming, who crossed Tianjin's Gu River on his way south to overthrow his nephew the Jianwen Emperor, thereby calling it 天子津渡 (“The Emperor's Ford”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
天津
- (~市) Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
- the Milky Way
- Short for 天津橋/天津桥.
- (Chinese astronomy) Celestial Ford (Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the Girl constellation)
- (~社區) Tianjin (a community in Yiyuan, Jiang'an district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
てん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Proper noun edit
- Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
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Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
Proper noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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天 | 津 |
Proper noun edit
天津