犀革

Chinese

		rhinoceros	leather; remove
simp. and trad. (犀革)		犀	革

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīgé

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄍㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīgé
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sigé
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-ko²
    • Yale: syī-gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiger
    • Palladius: сигэ (sigɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

Noun

犀革

1. rhinoceros hide

   • 悉用犀革為佉苴 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     悉用犀革为佉苴 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 13

     xī yòng xīgé wéi qūjū [Pinyin]

     rhinoceros hide is always used for belts