和氏璧
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Chinese
mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm |
clan name; maiden name | piece of jade with hole in centre | ||
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| simp. and trad. (和氏璧) |
和 | 氏 | 璧 | |
Etymology
Named after 卞和 (Biàn Hé), who discovered this jade.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Héshìhbì
- Wade–Giles: Ho2-shih4-pi4
- Yale: Hé-shr̀-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hershyhbih
- Palladius: Хэшиби (Xɛšibi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wo4 si6 bik1
- Yale: wòh sih bīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: wo4 si6 bik7
- Guangdong Romanization: wo4 xi6 big1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔː²¹ siː²² pɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hwa dzyeX pjiek
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤoj k.deʔ pek/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːl ɡjeʔ peɡ/
Proper noun
和氏璧