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Nanjing
nán jīng
nankin
南京 is the title of Nanking or Nanjing.
This literally means southern capital. Nanjing was, at various times in history, the capital of China.
Nanjing is currently the capital of Jiangsu province. During WWII, it was the site of a massacre by invading Japanese troops.
Nanking is just an alternate romanization of these characters, in the same way that Peking is the alternate for Beijing. The real pronunciation in Mandarin is closer to Nanjing than Nanking.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
南京 see styles |
nán jīng nan2 jing1 nan ching nankin なんきん |
More info & calligraphy: Nanjing(1) Nanjing (China); Nanking; (2) (ksb:) (See カボチャ) pumpkin; squash; (prefix noun) (3) Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign; (prefix noun) (4) rare; precious; cute; (place-name) Nanking (China); Nanjing |
南大 see styles |
nán dà nan2 da4 nan ta minamioo みなみおお |
More info & calligraphy: Nanda(place-name) Minamioo |
下關 下关 see styles |
xià guān xia4 guan1 hsia kuan |
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
劉宋 刘宋 see styles |
liú sòng liu2 song4 liu sung |
Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
建康 see styles |
jiàn kāng jian4 kang1 chien k`ang chien kang kenkō |
old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties healthy |
建業 建业 see styles |
jiàn yè jian4 ye4 chien yeh |
an old name for Nanjing, called Jiankang 建康 or Jianye during the Eastern Jin (317-420) |
明藏 see styles |
míng zàng ming2 zang4 ming tsang Myō zō |
The Buddhist canon of the Ming dynasty; there were two editions, one the Southern at Nanjing made by T'ai Tsu, the northern at Beijing by Tai Tsung. A later edition was produced in the reign of Shen Tsung (Wan Li), which became the standard in Japan. |
江浦 see styles |
jiāng pǔ jiang1 pu3 chiang p`u chiang pu enoura / enora えのうら |
Jiangpu county, old name of Pukou district 浦口區|浦口区[Pu3 kou3 qu1] of Nanjing, Jiangsu (place-name) Enoura |
滬寧 沪宁 see styles |
hù níng hu4 ning2 hu ning |
Shanghai and Nanjing |
白下 see styles |
bái xià bai2 xia4 pai hsia shiroshita しろした |
Baixia district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 (surname) Shiroshita |
華林 华林 see styles |
huá lín hua2 lin2 hua lin karin かりん |
Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing (female given name) Karin |
郭泉 see styles |
guō quán guo1 quan2 kuo ch`üan kuo chüan |
Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党 |
金陵 see styles |
jīn líng jin1 ling2 chin ling kinryou / kinryo きんりょう |
pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name (given name) Kinryō Jinling |
下關區 下关区 see styles |
xià guān qū xia4 guan1 qu1 hsia kuan ch`ü hsia kuan chü |
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
中山陵 see styles |
zhōng shān líng zhong1 shan1 ling2 chung shan ling |
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing |
六合區 六合区 see styles |
lù hé qū lu4 he2 qu1 lu ho ch`ü lu ho chü |
Luhe, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
南京市 see styles |
nán jīng shì nan2 jing1 shi4 nan ching shih |
Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3] |
南京路 see styles |
nán jīng lù nan2 jing1 lu4 nan ching lu |
Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai |
南朝宋 see styles |
nán cháo sòng nan2 chao2 song4 nan ch`ao sung nan chao sung |
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing; also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋 |
南靖縣 南靖县 see styles |
nán jìng xiàn nan2 jing4 xian4 nan ching hsien |
Nanjing, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
建鄴區 建邺区 see styles |
jiàn yè qū jian4 ye4 qu1 chien yeh ch`ü chien yeh chü |
Jianye, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
明孝陵 see styles |
míng xiào líng ming2 xiao4 ling2 ming hsiao ling |
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site |
棲霞區 栖霞区 see styles |
qī xiá qū qi1 xia2 qu1 ch`i hsia ch`ü chi hsia chü |
Qixia, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
江南省 see styles |
jiāng nán shěng jiang1 nan2 sheng3 chiang nan sheng |
name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing |
江寧區 江宁区 see styles |
jiāng níng qū jiang1 ning2 qu1 chiang ning ch`ü chiang ning chü |
Jiangning, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
江浦縣 江浦县 see styles |
jiāng pǔ xiàn jiang1 pu3 xian4 chiang p`u hsien chiang pu hsien |
Jiangpu county, old name of Pukou district 浦口區|浦口区[Pu3 kou3 qu1] of Nanjing, Jiangsu |
江蘇省 江苏省 see styles |
jiāng sū shěng jiang1 su1 sheng3 chiang su sheng kousoshou / kososho こうそしょう |
Jiangsu Province, capital Nanjing 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4] (abbr. to 蘇|苏[Su1]) Jiangsu Province (China) |
浦口區 浦口区 see styles |
pǔ kǒu qū pu3 kou3 qu1 p`u k`ou ch`ü pu kou chü |
Pukou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
涅槃經 涅槃经 see styles |
niè pán jīng nie4 pan2 jing1 nieh p`an ching nieh pan ching Nehan gyō |
(Buddhism) the Nirvana Sutra Nirvāṇa Sūtra. There are two versions, one the Hīnayāna, the other the Mahāyāna, both of which are translated into Chinese, in several versions, and there are numerous treatises on them. Hīnayāna: 佛般泥洹經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, tr. by Po Fazu A.D. 290-306 of the Western Chin dynasty, B.N. 552. 大般涅槃經 tr. by Faxian, B.N. 118. 般泥洹經 translator unknown. These are different translations of the same work. In the Āgamas 阿含there is also a Hīnayāna Nirvāṇa Sūtra. Mahāyāna: 佛說方等般泥洹經 Caturdāraka-samādhi Sūtra, tr. by Dharmarakṣa of the Western Chin A.D. 265-316, B. N. 116. 大般泥洹經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, tr. by Faxian, together with Buddhabhadra of the Eastern Chin, A.D. 317-420, B. N. 120, being a similar and incomplete translation of B. N. 113, 114. 四童子三昧經 Caturdāraka-samādhi Sūtra, tr. by Jñānagupta of the Sui dynasty, A. D. 589-618, B.N. 121. The above three differ, though they are the first part of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra of the Mahāyāna. The complete translation is 大般涅槃經 tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 423, B.N. 113; v. a partial translation of fasc. 12 and 39 by Beal, in his Catena of Buddhist Scriptures, pp. 160-188. It is sometimes called 北本 or Northern Book, when compared with its revision, the Southern Book, i.e. 南方大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, produced in Jianye, the modem Nanjing, by two Chinese monks, Huiyan and Huiguan, and a literary man, Xie Lingyun. B.N. 114. 大般涅槃經後分 The latter part of the Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra tr. by Jñānabhadra together with Huining and others of the Tang dynasty, B.N. 115, a continuation of the last chapter of B.N. 113 and 114. |
溧水區 see styles |
lì shuǐ qū li4 shui3 qu1 li shui ch`ü li shui chü |
Lishui, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Nanjing | 南京 | nankin | nán jīng / nan2 jing1 / nan jing / nanjing | nan ching / nanching |
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