Jie

English

Alternative forms

• Chieh

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié), from Middle Chinese 羯 (kɨɐt̚), itself borrowed from Jie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

Jie pl (plural only)

1. (historical) An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.

   Synonym: Kjet

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Literary Chinese: 羯 (Jié)

  Mandarin: 羯 (Jié)

Proper noun

Jie

1. (historical) The language spoken by the Jie people, attested only in a fragment in the Book of Jin.

   Synonym: Kjet

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羯語／羯语 (jiéyǔ)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Djie

Etymology

From Hakka 佘 (Shé).

Proper noun

Jie

1. a surname from Hakka