月氏
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (月氏) |
月 | 氏 | |
| alternative forms | 月支 | ||
Etymology
Aydemir (2019) reconstructs underlying ethnonym *Arki ~ *Yarki, which he proposes to be etymologically Indo-European and also underlies Mandarin 月支 (Yuèzhī, literally “Moon Branch”) and various other transcriptions (Chinese and non-Chinese) and Tocharian A arśi.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèjhih
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-chih1
- Yale: ywè-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjy
- Palladius: юэчжи (juečži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
月支
月氏
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄡˋ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ròujhih
- Wade–Giles: jou4-chih1
- Yale: ròu-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rowjy
- Palladius: жоучжи (žoučži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rùjhih
- Wade–Giles: ju4-chih1
- Yale: rù-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhjy
- Palladius: жучжи (žučži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jyut6 zi1 / juk6 zi1
- Yale: yuht jī / yuhk jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 dzi1 / juk9 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 ji1 / yug6 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² t͡siː⁵⁵/, /jʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
月支
月氏
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Note: juk6 zi1 - variant.
- Middle Chinese: ngjwot tsye
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋod kje/
Noun
月氏
- Yuezhi (ancient people in western China)
Usage notes
Thierry (2005) considers the reading Ròuzhī "thoroughly wrong".[1]
Derived terms
References
- ^ Thierry, F. (2005): "Yuezhi et Kouchans, Pièges et dangers dessources chinoises". In: (Eds.) Bopearachchi, O. / Boussac, M-F.: Afghanistan, Ancien carrefour entre l’est et l’ouest, Indicopleustoi. Brepols, Turnhout. 2005: 421-539. p. 30, note 34