Jiandu

See also: jiǎndú, jiàndū, and Jiàndū

English

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete): Caindu, Kaindu, Gaindu

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 建都 (Jiàndū), literally "Establishing Prosperity" but probably a Chinese transcription of the local placename or its inhabitants.

Proper noun

Jiandu

  1. (historical geography) A former name of Xichang, a city of southern Sichuan, China.
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