獯鬻
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Chinese
| name of a tribe | vend | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獯鬻) | 獯 | 鬻 | |
| simp. #(獯鬻) | 獯 | 鬻 | |
| alternative forms | 葷粥／荤粥 葷鬻／荤鬻 獯粥 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syunyù
- Wade–Giles: Hsün1-yü4
- Yale: Syūn-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiunyuh
- Palladius: Сюньюй (Sjunʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕyn⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: fan1 juk6
- Yale: fān yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: fan1 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: fen1 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐn⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/
- Homophones:
燻肉／熏肉
獯鬻
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: xjun yuwk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰun luɡ/
Proper noun
獯鬻
- Xunyu, an ancient nomadic tribe north of China during legendary times
- 惟智者為能以小事大，故大王事獯鬻，句踐事吳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Wéi zhìzhě wèi néng yǐ xiǎo shì dà, gù Tàiwáng shì Xūnyù, Gōu Jiàn shì Wú.
- And it requires a wise prince to be able, with a small country, to serve a large one - as the king Tai served the Xun Yu, and Gou Jian served Wu
惟智者为能以小事大，故大王事獯鬻，句践事吴。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]