刘宋时代

Traditional form:

劉宋時代

Pinyin (reading):

Liú Sòng Shídài

Definitions:

• Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

Characters:

• 刘 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 宋 - the Song dynasty; surname
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 劉 - to kill, to destroy; surname
• 宋 - the Song dynasty; surname
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace