遼東
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See also: 辽东
Chinese
| Liaoning; name of a dynasty | east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遼東) | 遼 | 東 | |
| simp. (辽东) | 辽 | 东 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): liu4 dung1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Lièu-dĕ̤ng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Liâu-tang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Liáodong
- Wade–Giles: Liao2-tung1
- Yale: Lyáu-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liaudong
- Palladius: Ляодун (Ljaodun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: liu4 dung1
- Yale: lìuh dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: liu4 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: liu4 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːu̯²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Lièu-dĕ̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃ieu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (t-)løyŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liâu-tang
- Tâi-lô: Liâu-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: liau'dafng
- IPA (Taipei): /liau²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau²³⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: lew tuwng
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*reːw toːŋ/
Proper noun
遼東
- area east of the Liao River
- (historical) (～郡) Liaodong (an ancient commandery in present-day Liaoning, China)
- 於是，秦大怒燕，益發兵詣趙，詔王翦軍以伐燕。十月而拔燕薊城。燕王喜、太子丹等，皆率其精兵東保於遼東。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Yúshì, Qín dànù Yān, yì fābīng yì Zhào, zhào Wáng Jiǎn jūn yǐ fá Yān. Shíyuè ér bá Yān Jìchéng. Yān wáng Xǐ, tàizǐ Dān děng, jiē lǜ qí jīngbīng dōng bǎo yú Liáodōng.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
于是，秦大怒燕，益发兵诣赵，诏王翦军以伐燕。十月而拔燕蓟城。燕王喜、太子丹等，皆率其精兵东保于辽东。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 往時遼東有豕，生子白頭，異而獻之，行至河東，見群豕皆白，懷慙而還。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Wǎngshí Liáodōng yǒu shǐ, shēng zǐ báitóu, yì ér xiàn zhī, xíng zhì Hédōng, jiàn qún shǐ jiē bái, huái cán ér hái.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
往时辽东有豕，生子白头，异而献之，行至河东，见群豕皆白，怀惭而还。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- (～省) Liaodong (a former province of China)