Nanjing

See also: Nánjīng

English

Alternative forms

(dated or historical) Nanking
(obsolete) Nankin, Nan-ching, Nanching

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 南京 (Nánjīng, literally “Southern Capital”), originally an informal designation from the Yongle Era of the Ming dynasty when it served as a dual capital with Beijing.

Proper noun

Nanjing

A major city of the lower Yangtze, a former capital of China and present capital of Jiangsu Province.

Derived terms

Translations

Chinese city

Arabic: نَانْجِينْغ‎‎ m (nanjinḡ)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 南京 (naam⁴ ging¹)

Hakka: 南京 (Nàm-kîn)

Mandarin: 南京 (zh) (Nánjīng)

Min Nan: 南京 (Lâm-kiaⁿ)
Esperanto: Nankingo
German: Nanking (de)

Japanese: 南京 (ja) (なんきん, Nankin), 金陵 (きんりょう, Kinryō)
Korean: 난징 (Nanjing)
Latin: Nanchinum (la)
Macedonian: Нанџинг m (Nándžing)
Portuguese: Nanquim (pt)
Russian: Нанки́н (ru) m (Nankín), Наньцзи́н m (Nanʹczín) (transliteration)
Telugu: నాంకింగు (nāṅkiṅgu)
Vietnamese: Nam Kinh

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