康定

Chinese

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (康定)		康	定
simp. #(康定)		康	定

Etymology

"Kangding, Sichuan"

Coined in 1908, intended to convey the meaning "Kham pacified". Replaced the previous name 打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kāngdìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ ding⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kāngdìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄉㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kangdìng
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-ting⁴
    • Yale: Kāng-dìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangdinq
    • Palladius: Кандин (Kandin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong¹ ding⁶
    • Yale: hōng dihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ ding⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ ding⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ²²/

Proper noun

康定

1. (～市) Kangding (a county-level city in Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
2. (historical) Kangding era of the Song dynasty (the period of time during which Emperor Renzong of Song reigned; 1040–1041)

Synonyms

• (Kangding): (obsolete) 打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú)