改土歸流

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian	to go back; to return	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (改土歸流)		改	土	歸	流
simp. (改土归流)		改	土	归	流

Etymology

土 (tǔ) stands for 土官 (tǔguān, “chieftain”) while 流 (liú) stands for 流官 (liúguān, “regular official”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎitǔguīliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² tou² gwai¹ lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎitǔguīliú [Phonetic: gáitǔguīliú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎitǔgueilióu
    • Wade–Giles: kai³-tʻu³-kuei¹-liu²
    • Yale: gǎi-tǔ-gwēi-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaetuugueiliou
    • Palladius: гайтугуйлю (gajtugujlju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² tou² gwai¹ lau⁴
    • Yale: gói tóu gwāi làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² tou² gwai¹ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² tou² guei¹ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯³⁵ tʰou̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

Verb

改土歸流

1. (historical) to abolish the rule of local chieftains (tusi) and replace them with regular direct administration

Synonyms

• 改流 (gǎiliú)

See also

• 土官 (tǔguān)
• 流官 (liúguān)
• 土司 (tǔsī)
• 土目 (tǔmù)