三輔

See also: 三辅

Chinese

		three	to assist; to complement; auxiliary
trad. (三輔)		三	輔
simp. (三辅)		三	辅

Etymology

三 (three) + 輔 (auxiliary; to assist: i.e. to assist in defending the capital)

This term was originally coined to describe three official civil posts. Each of the three civil posts also defined a specific geographic area outside of the capital at Chang'an. The three posts were:

1. 京兆尹 jīngzhàoyǐn (on the eastern outskirts of Chang'an)
2. 左馮翊 zuǒ píngyì (on the northwestern outskirts of Chang'an)
3. 右扶風 yòu fúfēng (on the western outskirts of Chang'an)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānfǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānfǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanfǔ
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-fu³
    • Yale: sān-fǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfuu
    • Palladius: саньфу (sanʹfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

三輔

1. (archaic) the three auxiliary defensive zones (which surrounded the ancient capital at Chang'an)
2. (archaic) the area in and around Chang'an

References

• 三輔／三辅 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• 京兆尹 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• 左馮翊／左冯翊 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• 右扶風／右扶风 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh