燕代

Chinese

		swallow (bird); surname; place name	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (燕代)		燕	代
simp. #(燕代)		燕	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yān Dài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yān Dài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yan Dài
    • Wade–Giles: Yen¹ Tai⁴
    • Yale: Yān Dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ian Day
    • Palladius: Янь Дай (Janʹ Daj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

燕代

1. (archaic) the area which spans the ancient states of Yan (in present day Hebei) and Dai (northeast of present day Yu County)

References

• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 7, page 93, note 2 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN