王京

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (王京)		王	京

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wángjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ging¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángjing
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-ching¹
  - Yale: wáng-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangjing
  - Palladius: ванцзин (vanczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ ging¹
  - Yale: wòhng gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

王京

(literary) royal capital
- 大哥你從那裏來？
  我從高麗王京來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  大哥你从那里来？
  我从高丽王京来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Nogeoldae (《老乞大》), circa 14^th century CE
  Dàgē nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?
  Wǒ cóng Gāolí wángjīng lái. [Pinyin]
  Brother, where did you arrive from?
  I arrived from the royal capital of Korea.

Synonyms

上國 / 上国 (shàngguó) (literary)
京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
京師 / 京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
京華 / 京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
國家 / 国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
國都 / 国都 (guódū)
帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
都城 (dūchéng)
都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
都門 / 都门 (dūmén) (literary)
鎬京 / 镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
長安 / 长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
首都 (shǒudū)