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燕京
ㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
“former name of Beijing; referring to the city during the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties”
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- 北京ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥcapital city of China; Beijing municipality; political, cultural, and educational center of the country.
- 東京ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥTokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period); historically also Luoyang (Han dynasty) or Kaifeng (Song dynasty).
- 南京ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥNanjing, a major city in Jiangsu province, eastern China; historically served as capital during the Ming dynasty and the Republic of China.
- 京都ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄨcapital (of a country); Kyoto (city in Japan)
- 京劇ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋBeijing opera; traditional Chinese theatrical form originating in Beijing; stylized singing, acting, and acrobatics.
- 燕子ㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗswallow (bird of the Hirundo family); migratory insect-eating bird that flies north in spring and south in autumn.
- 燕窩ㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄛedible bird's nest; saliva nest of swiftlets, prized in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine for its rich protein and collagen; harvested from cliffs in Southeast Asia and southern China; very expensive due to difficulty of collection.