中都

Chinese

		middle central	capital metropolis
simp. and trad. (中都)		中	都

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngdū, Zhōngdū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄨ, ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄨ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngdū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongdu
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-tu¹
  - Yale: jūng-dū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongdu
  - Palladius: чжунду (čžundu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngdū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongdu
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-tu¹
  - Yale: Jūng-dū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongdu
  - Palladius: Чжунду (Čžundu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Noun

中都

(archaic) synonym of 首都 (shǒudū), capital city
(archaic) synonym of 都市 (dūshì), metropolis

Proper noun

中都

(historical) Zhongdu (a former city in Liangxiang, Fangshan district, Beijing, China, one of the capitals of the ancient Yan Kingdom.)
(historical) Zhongdu (a former city in southwestern Xicheng district, Beijing, China, the capital of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty)