耶尼切里

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (耶尼切里)		耶	尼	切	里
simp. #(耶尼切里)		耶	尼	切	里

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri, “new troops”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yēníqiēlǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ ㄋㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄝ ㄌㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yēníqiēlǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ ㄋㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄝ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yenícielǐ
    • Wade–Giles: Yeh¹-ni²-chʻieh¹-li³
    • Yale: Yē-ní-chyē-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ienichielii
    • Palladius: Еницели (Jeniceli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

耶尼切里

1. (historical) janissary (member of Turkish elite infantry)

Synonyms

• 土耳其新軍／土耳其新军
• 土耳其禁衛軍／土耳其禁卫军