三秦
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Chinese
| three | surname; name of a dynasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三秦) | 三 | 秦 | |
| simp. #(三秦) | 三 | 秦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sancín
- Wade–Giles: San1-chʻin2
- Yale: Sān-chín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanchyn
- Palladius: Саньцинь (Sanʹcinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 ceon4
- Yale: sāam chèuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 tsoen4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 cên4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: sam dzin
Proper noun
三秦
- (historical) Three Qins, three of the Eighteen Kingdoms created by Xiang Yu in Chinese history
- Alternative name for 陝西／陕西 (Shǎnxī, “Shaanxi”).