Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (打箭爐)
simp. (打箭炉)
alternative forms 打箭鑪打箭𬬻

Etymology edit

From Tibetan དར་རྩེ་མདོ (dar rtse mdo) (Ma, 1987). Written as 打煎爐打煎炉 in the Ming dynasty.

Folk etymology derives the place name from the legend of Shu Han chancellor and military strategist Zhuge Liang, during his southern campaign, dispatching a general called Guo Da (郭達) to set up furnaces and forge arrows there. However, it is doubtful whether Guo Da was an actual historical figure.

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

打箭爐

  1. Old name for 康定 (Kāngdìng, “Kangding”).