Zhongdu

See also: zhòngdú and Zhōngdū

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 中都 (Zhōngdū).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jo͝ong′do͞o′
  • Hyphenation: Zhong‧du

Proper noun

Zhongdu

  1. (historical) A former city in Liangxiang, Fangshan district, Beijing, China, one of the capitals of the ancient Yan Kingdom.
  2. (historical) A former city in Xicheng district, Beijing, China, the capital of the Jurchen Jin Empire.

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References

  1. ^ Blunden, Caroline (1998), “Gazetteer”, in Cultural Atlas of China‎[1], Revised edition, Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 232, 237: “Names in italics represent the Wade-Giles equivalent of the preceding Pinyin transcription. […] Zhongdu/Chung-tu”
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