丹書鐵券

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Chinese

		red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	book; letter	iron	deed; bond; contract deed; bond; contract; ticket
trad. (丹書鐵券)		丹	書	鐵	券
simp. (丹书铁券)		丹	书	铁	券

Etymology

First attested in the Book of the Later Han:

丹書鐵券，傳於無窮。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

丹书铁券，传于无穷。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

Dānshūtiěquàn, chuán yú wúqióng.

Red books and iron bonds are passed on eternally.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dānshūtiěquàn, dānshūtiějuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢㄕㄨㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ, ㄉㄢㄕㄨㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dānshūtiěquàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢㄕㄨㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: danshutiěcyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: tan¹-shu¹-tʻieh³-chʻüan⁴
  - Yale: dān-shū-tyě-chywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danshutieechiuann
  - Palladius: даньшутецюань (danʹšutecjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dānshūtiějuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢㄕㄨㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: danshutiějyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: tan¹-shu¹-tʻieh³-chüan⁴
  - Yale: dān-shū-tyě-jywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danshutieejiuann
  - Palladius: даньшутецзюань (danʹšuteczjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

丹書鐵券

(historical) A privilege proof in ancient times, signed by the emperor of China

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