京城

Chinese

capital; Beijing (abbrev.) city walls; city; town
simp. and trad.
(京城)		 京 城

Pronunciation

Noun

京城

  1. (literary) capital city (of a country)

Usage notes

When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都／国都 (guódū), 京城, 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

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Japanese

Proper noun

京城 (hiragana けいじょう, rōmaji Keijō, historical hiragana けいじょう)

  1. (historical) (Japanese colonial era) Seoul

Korean

Hanja in this term
京城

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 京城, from 京 (“capital”) + 城 (“city”)

Proper noun

京城 • (Gyeongseong) (hangeul 경성)

  1. Hanja form? of 경성 (“(Japanese colonial era) Seoul”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鏡 (“mirror”) + 城 (“city”)

Proper noun

京城 • (Gyeongseong) (hangeul 경성)

  1. Hanja form? of 경성 (“(North Korean) Kyongsong County”).
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