紫禁城

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	to prohibit; to forbid; endure	city walls; city; town
trad. (紫禁城)		紫	禁	城
simp. ^#(紫禁城)		紫	禁	城

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zǐjìnchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gam³ sing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chí-kìm-siâⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Zǐhjìnchéng
  - Wade–Giles: Tzŭ³-chin⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: Dž-jìn-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzyyjinncherng
  - Palladius: Цзыцзиньчэн (Czyczinʹčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² gam³ sing⁴
  - Yale: jí gam sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gam³ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² gem³ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɐm³³ sɪŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chí-kìm-siâⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: Tsí-kìm-siânn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiemsviaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁵³ siã¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim¹¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁴¹ siã²³/

Proper noun

紫禁城

Forbidden City
- (Can we date this quote?), “文昌鸡 [wénchāngjī]”, 三洱 (lyrics)‎^[1]:
  
  潭牛雞　出名早　清朝進貢紫禁城 [Hainanese, trad.]
  潭牛鸡　出名早　清朝进贡紫禁城 [Hainanese, simp.]
  ham² ghu² goi¹, sud⁷ mia² da³, seng¹ siao² zin⁴ gong⁴ zi³ gim⁴ dia² [Guangdong Romanization]
  Tanniu chicken was famous early on, offered in the Qing dynasty as a tribute to the Forbidden City

Usage notes

In Chinese mainland, 故宮／故宫 (gùgōng) is the preferred term for the Forbidden City over 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng).

Synonyms

故宮／故宫 (gùgōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	禁	城
し Grade: S	きん Grade: 5	じょう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Proper noun

紫(し)禁(きん)城(じょう) • (Shikinjō)

Forbidden City
Synonyms: 故宮, 故宮博物院

Korean

Hanja in this term
紫	禁	城

Proper noun

紫禁城 • (Jageumseong) (hangeul 자금성)

hanja form^? of 자금성 (“Forbidden City”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紫	禁	城

Proper noun

紫禁城

chữ Hán form of Tử Cấm Thành (“Forbidden City”)