Gù gōng

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Source form: 故宮 / 故宫
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Forbidden City / abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gù gōng Bó wù yuàn]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

故宮 故宫 [Gu4 gong1] /the Forbidden City/abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院[Gu4 gong1 Bo2 wu4 yuan4]/

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gù gōng

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Source form: 故宮 / 故宫
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
former imperial palace
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-acf8d4dcd440c42b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

故宮 故宫 [gu4 gong1] /former imperial palace/

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Other forms in these source records: 故宮

  • 故
    gù

    happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

  • 宫
    gōng

    palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale

    Gōng

    surname Gong

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