金陵
Meanings
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- 1.pre-Han name for Nanjing
- 2.common place name
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Wiktionary
- 1.synonym of 南京 (Nánjīng), Nanjing (a city in Jiangsu, China)
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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》: The designation 金陵 (Jīnlíng, literally “precious hills”) was frequently used in poetic works of the era, for example
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