鴻都客

See also: 鸿都客

Chinese

		the capital; the capital of the spirit world	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (鴻都客)		鴻都	客
simp. (鸿都客)		鸿都	客

Etymology

Hóngdū was originally the name of one of the gates of the Northern Palace in Luoyang (capital of China during the Han Dynasty). Later, it came to refer generically to any capital.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hóngdūkè

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄎㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Hóngdūkè
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄎㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Horngdukeh
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ tu⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

Noun

鴻都客

(archaic) a guest within the capital
(archaic) a person who is able to commune with the spirit world (a guest within the capital of the spirit world)

References

“Selected Readings in Ancient Chinese literature: Song of Everlasting Regret, note 26”, in Yunnan Radio & TV University‎ (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-05-31

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