Nanjing

Etymology
The atonal romanization of the, composed of  and , distinguishing it from Beijing to the north, and first applied informally during the reign of the  of the , who preferred to rule from Beijing but was obliged to treat Nanjing as a secondary capital by the dynastic injunctions of his father the. The name continued a practice of several preceding dynasties—especially those of nomadic conquerers from the north such as the Jin and Liao—of maintaining a number of separate capitals designated by their cardinal directions.

Proper noun

 * , ', ', etc. as imperial Chinese provinces or viceroyalties administered from Nanjing.
 * 1)  Various other Chinese cities during periods when they acted as a southern capital of a kingdom or imperial dynasty.
 * , ', ', etc. as imperial Chinese provinces or viceroyalties administered from Nanjing.
 * 1)  Various other Chinese cities during periods when they acted as a southern capital of a kingdom or imperial dynasty.
 * , ', ', etc. as imperial Chinese provinces or viceroyalties administered from Nanjing.
 * 1)  Various other Chinese cities during periods when they acted as a southern capital of a kingdom or imperial dynasty.
 * 1)  Various other Chinese cities during periods when they acted as a southern capital of a kingdom or imperial dynasty.

Derived terms

 * Nanjinger
 * Nanjingese

Translations

 * Arabic: نَانْجِينْغ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 南京
 * Hakka: 南京
 * Hokkien: 南京
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: Nankingo
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 金陵
 * Korean: ^난징
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: Нанџинг
 * Manchu: ᠨᠠᠨ ᡤᡳᠩ
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, Наньцзи́н
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: నాంకింగు
 * Turkish: Nankin
 * Uyghur: نەنجىڭ
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zhuang: Namzging, Nanzgingh