紫禁城

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zǐjìnchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² gam³ sing⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chí-kìm-siâⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zǐhjìnchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Tzŭ³-chin⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Dž-jìn-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzyyjinncherng
    • Palladius: Цзыцзиньчэн (Czyczinʹčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² gam³ sing⁴
    • Yale: jí gam sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² gam³ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² gem³ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɐm³³ sɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chí-kìm-siâⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: Tsí-kìm-siânn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kiemsviaa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁵³ siã¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kim¹¹⁻⁵³ siã²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kim²¹⁻⁴¹ siã²³/

Proper noun

紫禁城

1. Forbidden City

   • 潭牛雞　出名早　清朝進貢紫禁城 [Hainanese, trad.]
     潭牛鸡　出名早　清朝进贡紫禁城 [Hainanese, simp.]

     From: 三洱 (lyricist), 文昌鸡

     ham² ghu² goi¹, sud⁷ mia² da³, seng¹ siao² zin⁴ gong⁴ zi³ gim⁴ dia² [Guangdong Romanization]

     Tanniu chicken was famous early on, offered in the Qing dynasty as a tribute to the Forbidden City

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• 故宮／故宫 (gùgōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	禁	城
し Grade: S	きん Grade: 5	じょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Proper noun

紫(し)禁(きん)城(じょう) • (Shikinjō) 

1. Forbidden City

   Synonyms: 故宮, 故宮博物院

Korean

Hanja in this term
紫	禁	城

Proper noun

紫禁城 • (Jageumseong) (hangeul 자금성)

1. Hanja form^? of 자금성 (“Forbidden City”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紫	禁	城

Proper noun

紫禁城

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