"錦城" meaning in Chinese

See 錦城 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: Jǐnchéng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], Jǐnchéng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Jǐnchéng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Chin³-chʻêng² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Jǐn-chéng [Mandarin, Yale], Jiincherng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Цзиньчэн [Mandarin, Palladius], Czinʹčɛn [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: A contraction of the earlier 錦官城/锦官城 (Jinguanchéng, “City of the Brocade Official”), from a Han-era office instituted to oversee the quality and supply of the city's then-popular brocade. Etymology templates: {{m|zh|錦官城||City of the Brocade Official|tr=Jinguanchéng}} 錦官城/锦官城 (Jinguanchéng, “City of the Brocade Official”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 錦城
  1. (informal or literary) "Brocade City", a nickname of Chengdu, Sichuan Tags: informal, literary Categories (place): City nicknames, Places

Download JSON data for 錦城 meaning in Chinese (2.5kB)

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