故宮

Chinese

 
happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
palace; uterus
trad. (故宮) 故 宮
simp. (故宫) 故 宫
Literally: “former palace”.

Pronunciation


Noun

故宮

  1. former palace

Proper noun

故宮

  1. Forbidden City
    故宮裡有一堵牆,一直到現在才揭開。 [MSC, trad.]
    故宫里有一堵墙,一直到现在才揭开。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gùgōng lǐ yǒu yī dǔ qiáng, yīzhí dào xiànzài cái jiēkāi. [Pinyin]
    There is a wall in the Forbidden City that has not been opened until now.
  2. Mukden Palace
  3. National Palace Museum (short for 國立故宮博物院/国立故宫博物院 or 故宮博物院/故宫博物院)
  4. Ming Palace

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故 宮
こ
Grade: 5
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こ​きゅう [kóꜜkyùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kʲɨᵝː]

Noun

故(こ)宮(きゅう) • (kokyū) 

  1. old imperial palace

Proper noun

故(こ)宮(きゅう) • (Kokyū) 

  1. The Forbidden City
    Synonym: 紫禁城
  2. National Palace Museum
    台北(たいぺい)故宮(こきゅう)博物院(はくぶついん)
    taipei kokyū hakubutsuin
    National Palace Museum

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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