proper noun/nɑ̃.kɛ̃/
Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu, China)
Borrowed from Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), based on the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Also see Tonkin and Pékin (“Beijing”).
/nɑ̃.kɛ̃/
Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu, China)
Borrowed from Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), based on the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Also see Tonkin and Pékin (“Beijing”).