紫禁城
Traditional form:
紫禁城
Pinyin (reading):
Zǐjìnchéng
Definitions:
- the Forbidden City
- the Imperial Palace in Beijing
- same as 故宮／故宫 ( Gùgōng)
Characters:
- 紫 - purple, violet; amethyst; surname
- 禁 - to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
- 城 - castle, city, town; municipality
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