provincial capital (historical)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
provincial capital; seat of provincial government
archaicA historical term primarily used in pre-modern and early Republican contexts. In contemporary Mandarin, 省会 is the standard term.
Qīng清
dài代
shí时
，
Jiāng江
níng宁
céng曾
shì是
Jiāng江
nán南
shěng省
de的
shěng省
zhì治
。
During the Qing Dynasty, Jiangning served as the provincial capital of Jiangnan Province.
Chéng成
dū都
zì自
Yuán元
dài代
yǐ以
lái来
yī一
zhí直
shì是
Sì四
chuān川
shěng省
de的
shěng省
zhì治
。
Chengdu has been the provincial capital of Sichuan Province since the Yuan Dynasty.