王都

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad. (王都)		王	都

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wángdū

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángdū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángdu
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-tu¹
  - Yale: wáng-dū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangdu
  - Palladius: ванду (vandu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ dou¹
  - Yale: wòhng dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ dou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

王都

(formal) royal capital

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)
王京 (wángjīng) (literary, 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)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (王都):

→ Japanese: 王(おう)都(と) (ōto)
→ Korean: 왕도(王都) (wangdo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	都
おう Grade: 1	と Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おーと [óꜜòtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞]

Noun

王(おう)都(と) • (ōto)

royal capital