黃鉞

See also: 黄钺

Chinese

		yellow	battle-axe
trad. (黃鉞)		黃	鉞
simp. (黄钺)		黄	钺

Etymology

literally: a gilded battle-ax (symbolic of the power and authority of an emperor or high official)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángyuè
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: hwáng-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangyueh
    • Palladius: хуанъюэ (xuanʺjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Noun

黃鉞

1. (archaic) gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)

References

• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN