西零
Chinese
editwest | remnant; zero; to fall | ||
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trad. (西零) | 西 | 零 | |
simp. #(西零) | 西 | 零 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Silián
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-lien2
- Yale: Syī-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shilian
- Palladius: Силянь (Siljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
edit西零
- name of a branch of the Qiang people during the Han dynasty
- 湟水又東南流逕龍夷城,故西零之地也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- 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.
湟水又东南流迳龙夷城,故西零之地也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]