陪都

Traditional form:

陪都

Pinyin (reading):

péidū

Definitions:

• provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)
• secondary capital
• alternative capital

Characters:

• 陪 - to accompany, to be with, to keep company
• 都 - all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital

Traditional characters:

• 陪 - to accompany, to be with, to keep company
• 都 - all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital