理縣
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Chinese
to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure |
a district; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (理縣) | 理 | 縣 | |
| simp. (理县) | 理 | 县 | |
Etymology
Renamed from 理番縣 (Lǐfān Xiàn) in 1946 as 理番 (literally “to manage the barbarians”) was deemed pejorative towards ethnic minorities.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐxiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lǐsiàn
- Wade–Giles: Li3-hsien4
- Yale: Lǐ-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liishiann
- Palladius: Лисянь (Lisjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lei5 jyun6
- Yale: léih yuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: lei5 jyn6
- Guangdong Romanization: léi5 yun6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lei̯¹³ jyːn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
理縣