奄蔡
Chinese
editsuddenly; to embrace; castrate suddenly; to embrace; castrate; to delay |
surname | ||
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trad. (奄蔡) | 奄 | 蔡 | |
simp. #(奄蔡) | 奄 | 蔡 |
Etymology
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Schuessler (2009) reconstructs Later Han Chinese pronunciation *ʔɨamB-sɑC and compares this to Latin transcription Abzoae found in Pliny the Elder's Natural History VI, 38; Abzoae has been compared to 闔蘇 (OC *ĥa̱p-sa̱ĥ) (Hulsewé, 1979), another name of 奄蔡, according to Yan Shigu (Yu, 1998).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎncài
- Wade–Giles: Yen3-tsʻai4
- Yale: Yǎn-tsài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeantsay
- Palladius: Яньцай (Janʹcaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
edit奄蔡
- Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people of antiquity)