鴻都

See also: 鸿都

Chinese

		{{vern|eastern bean goose}}; great; large	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
trad. (鴻都)		鴻	都
simp. (鸿都)		鸿	都

Etymology

Hóngdū was originally the name of one of the gates of the Northern Palace in Luoyang (capital of China during the Han Dynasty). Later, it came to refer generically to any capital.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hóngdū

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hóngdū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hóngdu
    • Wade–Giles: Hung²-tu¹
    • Yale: Húng-dū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngdu
    • Palladius: Хунду (Xundu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Noun

鴻都

1. (archaic) the capital
2. (archaic) the capital of the spirit world

Derived terms

• 鴻都客／鸿都客 (Hóngdūkè)

 

References

• “Selected Readings in Ancient Chinese literature: Song of Everlasting Regret, note 26”, in Yunnan Radio & TV University‎^[1] (in Mandarin), 2009 May 31 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2016