祁連
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See also: 祁连
Chinese
| surname | even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (祁連) | 祁 | 連 | |
| simp. (祁连) | 祁 | 连 | |
Etymology
Qilian is said to be as a Xiongnu word meaning "sky" according to Yan Shigu, a Tang Dynasty commentator on the Hanshu.
Further etymology uncertain:
- Chen (1998) proposes cognation with 天 (OC *hlin) and 赫連 (OC *khak-lian), transcriptions of a Xiongnu word for "sky", which he also relates to 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin);
- Schuessler (2014) objects to Yan Shigu's statement that 祁連 was a Xiongnu word; he reconstructs 祁連's pronunciation around 121 BCE as *gɨ-lian and thinks that 乾 (OC *gran) (> QYS *gjän) "looks like the same etymon".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cílián
- Wade–Giles: Chʻi2-lien2
- Yale: Chí-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyilian
- Palladius: Цилянь (Ciljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 lin4
- Yale: kèih lìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 lin4
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 lin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ liːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: gjij|tsyijX ljen
Proper noun
祁連