馬嵬坡

See also: 马嵬坡

Chinese

		the way station at Mawei	slope
trad. (馬嵬坡)		馬嵬	坡
simp. (马嵬坡)		马嵬	坡

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-pō

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎwéi-pō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎwéipo
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-wei²-pʻo¹
    • Yale: Mǎ-wéi-pwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maaweipo
    • Palladius: Мавэйпо (Mavɛjpo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

馬嵬坡

1. (archaic) the slopes of Mawei (another name for the way station at Mawei, located to the west of present day Xingping, Shaanxi)

Synonyms

• 馬嵬驛／马嵬驿 (Mǎwéi yì) (way station at Mawei)

References

• 馬嵬驛之變／马嵬驿之变 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• 驛站／驿站 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh