行在
Chinese edit
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing | ||
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simp. and trad. (行在) |
行 | 在 | |
anagram | 在行 |
Etymology edit
Short for 行在所, used out of hope that the northern empire would be recovered shortly and the imperial court returned to the former Song capital at Bianjing (now Kaifeng).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
行在
- (historical, euphemistic) Xingzai ("Temporary Residence"), a former nickname of Lin'an (now Hangzhou) when it was the capital of the Southern Song dynasty.
Synonyms edit
- See 杭州 (Hángzhōu).