車臣
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (車臣) | 車 | 臣 | |
| simp. (车臣) | 车 | 臣 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄜ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chechén
- Wade–Giles: Chʻê1-chʻên2
- Yale: Chē-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chechern
- Palladius: Чэчэнь (Čɛčɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ce1 san4
- Yale: chē sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tse1 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: cé1 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Qing-era transliteration of Manchu ᠴᡝᠴᡝᠨ (cecen), in turn from Classical Mongolian ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠨ (čečen), an assimilated variant of ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ (sečen, “smart”). Doublet of 薛禪 / 薛禅.
Noun
車臣
- (attributive, historical) A qualifier added in Mongol aristocratic titles.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian чече́н- (čečén-, root).
Proper noun
車臣