王都

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad. (王都)		王	都

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángdu
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-tu¹
    • Yale: wáng-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangdu
    • Palladius: ванду (vandu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ dou¹
    • Yale: wòhng dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

王都

1. (formal) royal capital

Synonyms

• 上國／上国 (shàngguó) (literary)
• 京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
• 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
• 京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
• 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
• 京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 國都／国都 (guódū)
• 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
• 王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital)
• 皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
• 神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
• 都城 (dūchéng)
• 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
• 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
• 長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
• 首都 (shǒudū)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (王都):

• → Japanese: 王(おう)都(と) (ōto)
• → Korean: 왕도(王都) (wangdo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	都
おう Grade: 1	と Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
王都 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞]

Noun

王(おう)都(と) • (ōto) 

1. royal capital