馬嵬

See also: 马嵬

Chinese

		horse; surname	rocky
trad. (馬嵬)		馬	嵬
simp. (马嵬)		马	嵬

Etymology

It was at this site that the lady Yang Guifei was executed on 15 July, 756. The episode is famously described in the poem Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎwéi
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-wei²
    • Yale: Mǎ-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maawei
    • Palladius: Мавэй (Mavɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ ngai⁴
    • Yale: máh ngàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ ngai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ ngei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Proper noun

馬嵬

1. (historical) the way station at Mawei (located to the west of present-day Xingping, Shaanxi)

Derived terms

• 馬嵬坡／马嵬坡 (Mǎwéi-pō)
• 馬嵬驛／马嵬驿 (Mǎwéi yì)

 

See also

• 驛站／驿站 (yìzhàn)