金闕

See also: 金阙

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	imperial city; deficiency
trad. (金闕)		金	闕
simp. (金阙)		金	阙

Etymology

金 (golden) + 闕 (palace)

Daoists believed that there was a golden palace in heaven, where immortals and deities resided. The emperor was considered to be the son of heaven, hence the metaphorical reference.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnquè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ kyut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnquè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jincyuè
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-chʻüeh⁴
    • Yale: jīn-chywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinchiueh
    • Palladius: цзиньцюэ (czinʹcjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ kyut³
    • Yale: gām kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³/

Noun

金闕

1. (archaic) the imperial palace