南京

Chinese
south capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(南京)		 南 京
Literally: “southern capital”.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 南 京
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 泥 (8) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 覃 (159) 庚 (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 那含切 舉卿切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /nʌm/ /kˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /nəm/ /kᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /nɒm/ /kiaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /nəm/ /kiajŋ/
Li
Rong		 /nᴀm/ /kiɐŋ/
Wang
Li		 /nɒm/ /kĭɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /năm/ /ki̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 nán jīng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 naam4 ging1

Proper noun

南京

  1. (～市) Nanjing (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)

Synonyms
  • (chiefly literary or poetic) 金陵 (Jīnlíng)

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (南京):
  • → Japanese: 南京(なんきん) (nankin)
  • → Korean: 남경(南京) (namgyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: Nam Kinh (南京)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
南 京
なん
Grade: 2		 きん
Grade: 2
tōon

From Middle Chinese 南 (MC nʌm) + 京 (MC kˠiæŋ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲĩɴ]
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

南(なん)京(きん) • (Nankin) 

  1. Nanjing (a major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)
    Synonym: 金陵 (Kinryō)
Derived terms
See also

Noun

南(なん)京(きん) • (nankin) 

  1. pumpkin, squash
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
南 京
なん
Grade: 2		 きょう
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なんきょー [nàńkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

南(なん)京(きょう) • (nankyō) ←なんきやう (nankyau)?

  1. a southern capital (formerly used to refer to the city of Nara)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
南京

Proper noun

南京 • (Namgyeong) (hangeul 남경)

  1. Hanja form? of 남경 (“alternative name of Nanjing”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
南京

Proper noun

南京

  1. chữ Hán form of Nam Kinh (“Nanjing”).
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