Chinese

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purple; violet; imperial
purple; violet; imperial; palace
 
to prohibit; to forbid; endure city walls; city; town
trad. (紫禁城)
simp. #(紫禁城)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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紫禁城

  1. Forbidden City

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
きん
Grade: 5
じょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
 紫禁城 on Japanese Wikipedia

Proper noun

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()(きん)(じょう) (Shikinjō

  1. Forbidden City
    Synonyms: 故宮, 故宮博物院

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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紫禁城 (Jageumseong) (hangeul 자금성)

  1. hanja form? of 자금성 (Forbidden City)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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紫禁城

  1. chữ Hán form of Tử Cấm Thành (Forbidden City).
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