北京

北京

1. (～市) Beijing (a municipality, the capital city of China)

   Synonyms: 北平 (historical), 燕京 (historical)

   中國的首都是北京。 [MSC, trad.]
   中国的首都是北京。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó de shǒudū shì Běijīng. [Pinyin]

   The capital of China is Beijing.

2. (historical) northern capital
   1. [5^th century CE] Jiankang (capital of Liu Song dynasty)—in modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu province
   2. [5^th century CE] Jingkou (birthplace of Liu Song dynasty)—in modern-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province
   3. [5^th century CE] Pingcheng (capital of Northern Wei dynasty)—in modern-day Datong, Shanxi province
   4. [8^th–10^th centuries CE] Taiyuan Fu (birthplace of Tang dynasty and many subsequent states)—in modern-day Taiyuan, Shanxi province
   5. [11^th century CE] Daming Fu (visited by Emperor Zhenzong)—in modern-day Handan, Hebei province
   6. [12^th century CE] Shangjing Linhuang Fu (one of the capitals of Jin dynasty)—in modern-day Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
   7. [12^th century CE] Zhongdu (one of the capitals of Jin dynasty)—in modern-day Beijing
   8. [14^th century CE] Kaifeng Fu (Ming dynasty)—in modern-day Kaifeng, Henan province

• Modern sense since 15^th century (capital of Ming, Qing, ROC formerly and now PRC)
• The name was chosen by the Yongle Emperor to distinguish the city from 南京 (Nánjīng, “Nanjing; southern capital”).

Others:

• Other capitals in the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China: 南京 (Nánjīng) — 洛陽／洛阳 (Luòyáng) — 西安 (Xī'ān)
• Other directions: 南京 (Nánjīng, “southern capital”) — 東京／东京 (Dōngjīng, “eastern capital”) — 西京 (Xījīng, “western capital”)

From dialectal Chinese 北京 (literally “northern capital”)

• (Tokyo) ペ​キン [péꜜkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [pe̞kʲĩɴ]

北京 (katakana ペキン, rōmaji Pekin)

1. Beijing; Peking

• 北 (ペ)京 (キン)語 (ご) (Pekin-go)
• 北 (ペ)京 (キン)人 (じん) (Pekin-jin)
• 北 (ペ)京 (キン)ダック (Pekin dakku)
• ペキニーズ (Pekinīzu)
• 南 (なん)京 (きん) (Nankin)
• トンキン (Tonkin)
• 東 (とう)京 (きょう) (Tōkyō)

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ほっきょー [hòkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

北京 (hiragana ほっきょう, rōmaji hokkyō, historical hiragana ほくきやう)

1. (literally) a northern capital

北京 • (Bukgyeong) (hangeul 북경)

1. Hanja form^? of 북경 (“Beijing”).

北京

1. Hán tự form of Bắc Kinh (“Beijing”).