行省
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Chinese
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional |
comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province | ||
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| simp. and trad. (行省) |
行 | 省 | |
Etymology
Short for 行中書省／行中书省 (xíng zhōngshūshěng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: síngshěng
- Wade–Giles: hsing2-shêng3
- Yale: syíng-shěng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngsheeng
- Palladius: синшэн (sinšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang4 saang2
- Yale: hàhng sáang
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang4 saang2
- Guangdong Romanization: heng4 sang2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²¹ saːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
行省
- (historical) province (in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in Chinese history, also Ancient Roman)
Descendants
See also
- 省 (shěng)