孟津
Chinese
editfirst month; eldest brother; surname | Tianjin; ferry | ||
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simp. and trad. (孟津) |
孟 | 津 | |
alternative forms | 盟津 |
Etymology
editMengjin began as an ancient ferry crossing for the Yellow River. According to legend, King Wu of Zhou crossed the Yellow River at this location, after forming an alliance (盟/méng/alliance + 津/jīn/ferry crossing) with the other nobles. One theory goes that the original name was actually 盟津 (literally: the ferry crossing of the alliance) rather than 孟津 (盟 and 孟 are both rendered as Meng). According to this theory, it was only in later times that the character 盟 was mistakenly replaced by 孟. The ferry crossing was an important strategic location during times of war.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mèngjin
- Wade–Giles: Mêng4-chin1
- Yale: Mèng-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Menqjin
- Palladius: Мэнцзинь (Mɛnczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maang6 zeon1
- Yale: maahng jēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: maang6 dzoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: mang6 zên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːŋ²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: maengH tsin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*mˤraŋ-s [ts]i[n]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*mraːŋs ʔslin/
Proper noun
edit孟津
- (~區, formerly ~縣) Mengjin (a district and former county of Luoyang, Henan, China)
- (historical) the site of a ferry crossing for the Yellow River (located in the northeastern part of present day Mengjin County)
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