肅慎
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (肅慎/肅愼) | 肅 | 慎/愼 | |
| simp. (肃慎) | 肃 | 慎 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sùshèn
- Wade–Giles: Su4-shên4
- Yale: Sù-shèn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suhshenn
- Palladius: Сушэнь (Sušɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: suk1 san6
- Yale: sūk sahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: suk7 san6
- Guangdong Romanization: sug1 sen6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊk̚⁵ sɐn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: sjuwk dzyinH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*siwk i-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sɯwɢ djins/
Proper noun
肅慎
- (historical) Sushen (ancient people in Northeastern Asia)
- 仲尼曰：「隼之來也，遠矣！此肅慎氏之矢也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Guoyu, circa 4th century BCE
- Zhòngní yuē: “Sǔn zhī lái yě, yuǎn yǐ! Cǐ Sùshènshì zhī shǐ yě.”
- "This falcon came a long way!" said Zhongni, "The arrow (lodged in the falcon) belonged to the Sushen."
仲尼曰：「隼之来也，远矣！此肃慎氏之矢也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]