Chinese edit

 
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
palace; uterus
trad. (故宮)
simp. (故宫)
Literally: “former palace”.

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

故宮

  1. former palace

Proper noun edit

故宮

  1. Forbidden City
    故宮一直現在揭開 [MSC, trad.]
    故宫一直现在揭开 [MSC, simp.]
    Gùgōng lǐ yǒu yī dǔ qiáng, yīzhí dào xiànzài cái jiēkāi. [Pinyin]
    There is a wall in the Forbidden City that has not been opened until now.
  2. Mukden Palace
  3. National Palace Museum (short for 國立故宮博物院国立故宫博物院 or 故宮博物院故宫博物院)
  4. Ming Palace

Usage notes edit

In Chinese mainland, 故宮故宫 (gùgōng) is the preferred term for the Forbidden City over 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng).

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(きゅう) (kokyū

  1. old imperial palace

Proper noun edit

()(きゅう) (Kokyū

  1. The Forbidden City
    Synonym: 紫禁城
  2. National Palace Museum
    台北(たいぺい)故宮(こきゅう)博物院(はくぶついん)
    taipei kokyū hakubutsuin
    National Palace Museum

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN