縣令

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See also: 县令

Chinese

Etymology 1

		a district; county	make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honourable
trad. (縣令)		縣	令
simp. (县令)		县	令

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiànlìng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiànlìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siànlìng
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-ling⁴
  - Yale: syàn-lìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannlinq
  - Palladius: сяньлин (sjanʹlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    縣令 / 县令
    限令

Middle Chinese: hwenH ljengH

Rime
Character	縣	令
Reading #	2/2	4/5
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	先 (86)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	黃練切	力政切
Baxter	hwenH	ljengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwen^H/	/liᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷen^H/	/liɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɛn^H/	/liæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwɛn^H/	/liajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuen^H/	/liɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ɣiwen^H/	/lĭɛŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣiwen^H/	/li̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuàn	lìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun⁶	ling⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.ʷˤe-s riŋ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷeːns reŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	縣	令
Reading #	1/2	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiàn	lìng
Middle Chinese	‹ hwen^H ›	‹ ljeng^H ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.ʷˁe-s/	/*riŋ-s/
English	district	issue a command
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	縣	令
Reading #	2/2	3/5
No.	13578	8284
Phonetic component	縣	令
Rime group	元	耕
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime		令
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷeːns/	/*reŋs/

Noun

縣令

(historical) head of a county; county magistrate

Synonyms

縣長／县长 (xiànzhǎng)
(historical) 知縣／知县 (zhīxiàn)

Etymology 2

		high (original character of 懸)	make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honourable
trad. (縣令)		縣	令
simp. (县令)		县	令

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánlìng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuánlìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuánlìng
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan²-ling⁴
  - Yale: sywán-lìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanlinq
  - Palladius: сюаньлин (sjuanʹlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ liŋ⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: hwen ljeng|ljengH|lengH

Rime
Character	縣	令	令	令
Reading #	1/2	2/5	4/5	5/5
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	來 (37)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	先 (86)	清 (121)	清 (121)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III	III	IV
Fanqie	胡涓切	呂貞切	力政切	郎定切
Baxter	hwen	ljeng	ljengH	lengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwen/	/liᴇŋ/	/liᴇŋ^H/	/leŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷen/	/liɛŋ/	/liɛŋ^H/	/leŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɛn/	/liæŋ/	/liæŋ^H/	/lɛŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwɛn/	/liajŋ/	/liajŋ^H/	/lɛjŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuen/	/liɛŋ/	/liɛŋ^H/	/leŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ɣiwen/	/lĭɛŋ/	/lĭɛŋ^H/	/lieŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣiwen/	/li̯ɛŋ/	/li̯ɛŋ^H/	/lieŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuán	líng	lìng	lìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun⁴	ling⁴	ling⁶	ling⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʷˤe riŋ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷeːn reŋ|reŋs|reːŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	縣	令
Reading #	2/2	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xuán	lìng
Middle Chinese	‹ hwen ›	‹ ljeng^H ›
Old Chinese	/*ʷˁe/	/*riŋ-s/
English	suspend	issue a command
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	縣	令	令	令
Reading #	1/2	2/5	3/5	5/5
No.	13576	8277	8284	8332
Phonetic component	縣	令	令	令
Rime group	元	耕	耕	耕
Rime subdivision	2	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	玄	跉	令	零
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷeːn/	/*reŋ/	/*reŋs/	/*reːŋs/

Noun

縣令

good reputation; fame
- 飾小說以干縣令，其於大達亦遠矣。
  饰小说以干县令，其于大达亦远矣。
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Shì xiǎoshuō yǐ gān xuánlìng, qí yú dàdá yì yuǎn yǐ.
  Those who dress up their small tales to obtain favour with the magistrates are far from being men of great understanding

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