金陵
Chinese
metal; gold; money | mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain | ||
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trad. (金陵) | 金 | 陵 | |
simp. #(金陵) | 金 | 陵 |
Etymology
The etymology has been debated. Several sources, such as《建康實錄》(The Jiankang Annals, c. middle 8th century), mentioned a historical 邑 (yì, “fortified town”) with the name created after King Wei of Chu's conquest of the Yue (c. 334–306 BCE). However, actual attestations in pre-Qin or Han literature were missing. The name saw attestation in well-established corpus starting from the Nanbeichao era, especially in the literature during and after the 齊 and 梁 periods (early and middle 6th century). For example, in the《顏氏家訓》:
- 搉而量之,獨金陵與洛下耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yan Zhitui, late 6th century, Family Instructions of Master Yan (《顏氏家訓》)
- Què ér liáng zhī, dú Jīnlíng yǔ Luòxià ěr. [Pinyin]
- After careful discussion and study, we can conclude that the various dialects can be classified into the two major language divisions of Jinling and Luoxia.
搉而量之,独金陵与洛下耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
The designation 金陵 (Jīnlíng, literally “precious hills”) was frequently used in poetic works of the era, for example:
- 粵以戊辰之年,建亥之月,大盜移國,金陵瓦解。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yu Xin, c. 578, The Lament for the South (《哀江南賦》)
- Yuèyǐ Wù Chén zhīnián, jiàn Hài zhīyuè, dàdào yíguó, jīnlíng wǎjiě. [Pinyin]
- That fateful tenth month, the year of Wu-Chen,
a Great Thief stole my country, and
Jinling crumbled like broken clay.
粤以戊辰之年,建亥之月,大盗移国,金陵瓦解。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 陵 |
きん Grade: 1 |
りょう Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʲĩnɾʲo̞ː]
Proper noun
金陵 • (Kinryō)
- (archaic) Nanjing (a major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China)
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