都城

Chinese

		metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (都城)		都	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dūchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dūchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ducherng
  - IPA ^(key): /tu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou¹ sing⁴
  - Yale: dōu sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ xing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

Noun

都城

national capital
(archaic, historical) fief

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 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

Synonyms

(national capital): 國都／国都 (guódū), 京都 (jīngdū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京邑 (jīngyì), 首都 (shǒudū)

Proper noun

都城

(～市) Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

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