Jiandu
See also: jiǎndú, jiàndū, and Jiàndū
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete): Caindu, Kaindu, Gaindu
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 建都 (Jiàndū), literally "Establishing Prosperity" but probably a Chinese transcription of the local placename or its inhabitants.
Proper noun
Jiandu
- (historical geography) A former name of Xichang, a city of southern Sichuan, China.