昭儀
Chinese
editillustrious, honoured | bearing, manner, appearance | ||
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trad. (昭儀) | 昭 | 儀 | |
simp. (昭仪) | 昭 | 仪 |
Etymology
editCreated during the reign of the Emperor Yuan of Han (48–33 BCE).
- 乃更號曰「昭儀」,賜以印綬,在婕妤上。昭其儀,尊之也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Nǎi gēng hào yuē “zhāoyí”, cì yǐ yìnshòu, zài jiéyú shàng. Zhāo qí yí, zūn zhī yě. [Pinyin]
- Therefore, their title was changed to "Zhaoyi", and they were bestowed new silk-corded seals, and their rank was above that of the Jieyu. The new title — which meant "to make manifest their (dignified) manners" — was a measure to confer prestige upon them.
乃更号曰「昭仪」,赐以印绶,在婕妤上。昭其仪,尊之也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhaoyí
- Wade–Giles: chao1-i2
- Yale: jāu-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jauyi
- Palladius: чжаои (čžaoi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: tsyew ngje
Noun
edit昭儀
- (historical) Zhaoyi (a title and rank for an imperial consort)