絲綢之路
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Chinese
| silk | 's; him/her/it; this | road; path; way | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (絲綢之路) | 絲綢 | 之 | 路 | |
| simp. (丝绸之路) | 丝绸 | 之 | 路 | |
Etymology
Ultimately a calque of German Seidenstraße.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si1 cau4 zi1 lou6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Si-tiû-chi-lō͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihchóu jhih Lù
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-chʻou2 chih1 Lu4
- Yale: Sz̄-chóu jr̄ Lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sychour jy Luh
- Palladius: Сычоу чжи Лу (Syčou čži Lu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 cau4 zi1 lou6
- Yale: sī chàuh jī louh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 tsau4 dzi1 lou6
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 ceo4 ji1 lou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si-tiû-chi-lō͘
- Tâi-lô: Si-tiû-tsi-lōo
- Phofsit Daibuun: si'diucilo
- IPA (Xiamen): /si⁴⁴⁻²² tiu²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /si³³ tiu²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ lɔ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² tiu¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ tiu²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
絲綢之路