上國
Chinese
[edit]up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (上國) | 上 | 國 | |
| simp. (上国) | 上 | 国 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngguó
- Wade–Giles: shang4-kuo2
- Yale: shàng-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqgwo
- Palladius: шанго (šango)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]上國
- (historical, as termed by vassal states) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
- (literary) capital city; the capital
- (historical, Spring and Autumn period) vassal states of the Central Plain
- (literary) region west of the capital
Synonyms
[edit]- (royal court):
- (capital city):
- 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)
- 首都 (shǒudū)