徑路

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Chinese

path road; path; way
trad. (徑路)
simp. (径路)
anagram 路徑路径

Etymology

Xiongnu sword

Possibly related to 輕呂轻吕.[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

徑路

  1. small path
  2. road; route
  3. (historical) a god of the Xiongnu
    雲陽徑路神祠休屠 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    云阳径路神祠休屠 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
    Yúnyáng yǒu Jìnglù shéncí, jì Xiūtúwáng yě.
    There was a temple to Jinglu in Yunyang, for the worship of the King of Xiutu.
  4. (historical) a type of Xiongnu sword
    白馬單于徑路留犁老上單于月氏血盟 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    白马单于径路留犁老上单于月氏血盟 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
    Xíng báimǎ, chányú yǐ jìnglùdāo jīn liúlí náo jiǔ, yǐ Lǎoshàng chányú suǒ pò Yuèzhī wáng tóu wèi yǐn qì zhě gòng yǐn xuèméng.
    A white horse was sacrificed, and the chanyu used a jinglu-sword and a golden liuli-spoon to mix the wine. The skull of the Yuezhi king who had been slain by Laoshang chanyu was used as a drinking vessel, and they drank from it together to seal a blood oath.

References

  1. ^ Schuessler, Axel. "Phonological Notes on Hàn Period Transcriptions of Foreign Names and Words" in Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics 53.