西零

Chinese

		west	remnant; zero; to fall
trad. (西零)		西	零
simp. #(西零)		西	零

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xīlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xīlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Silián
    • Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-lien²
    • Yale: Syī-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shilian
    • Palladius: Силянь (Siljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

Proper noun

西零

1. name of a branch of the Qiang people during the Han dynasty

   • 西零不順，東夷遘逆。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     西零不顺，东夷遘逆。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1st–2nd century, 史岑, 出師頌

     Xīlián bùshùn, dōngyí gòunì. [Pinyin]

     The Xiling do not submit, and the Eastern Yi rebel.

   • 湟水又東南流逕龍夷城，故西零之地也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     湟水又东南流迳龙夷城，故西零之地也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Li Daoyuan, Commentary on the Water Classic, 386-534 CE

     Huángshuǐ yòu dōngnán liú jìng Lóngyíchéng, gù xīlián zhī dì yě. [Pinyin]

     The Huang River flows southeast through the city of Longyi. This is the land of the Xiling in the old times.

See also

• 先零