| head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already |
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simp. andtrad.
(首都) | 首 | 都 |
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首都
- capital;capital city(of a country)(Classifier:個／个)
- 非首都功能 ― fēishǒudū gōngnéng ― non-capital functions
倫敦是英國的首都。[MSC,trad.]
伦敦是英国的首都。[MSC,simp.]- Lúndūn shì Yīngguó deshǒudū.[Pinyin]
- London is thecapital of the UK.
When translating the English termcapital city,首都 (shǒudū) is used when referring to the capital of a country,首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include國都／国都 (guódū),京城 (jīngchéng),京都 (jīngdū),京邑 (jīngyì) and都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.
- 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)
- 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)
Others:
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| 首都(kyūjitai) |
首都• (shuto)
- capital, capital city
- 東京は日本の首都です。
- Tōkyō wa Nippon noshuto desu.
- Tokyo is thecapital ofJapan.
- 京都はかつて日本の首都でした。
- Kyōto wa katsute Nippon noshuto deshita.
- Kyoto was once Japan'scapital.
- ↑1.01.1Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011),新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN
- ↑2.02.1Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006),大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition,Tokyo:Sanseidō,→ISBN
- ↑3.03.1NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998),NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese),Tokyo:NHK Publishing, Inc.,→ISBN
- ↑4.04.14.2“首都
”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo:Shogakukan,2000-2002, released online 2007,→ISBN, concise edition entry availablehere - ^“しゅ‐と 【首都】”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo:Shogakukan,2000-2002, released online 2007,→ISBN, concise edition entry availablehere
首都• (sudo) (hangeul수도)
- hanja form? of수도(“the capital of a country”)
首都
- chữ Hán form ofthủ đô(“capital,capital city”)
”, in日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition,Tokyo:Shogakukan,2000-2002, released online 2007,→ISBN, concise edition entry availablehere