nien-hao
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 年號／年号 (niánhào) Wade-Giles romanization nien²-hao⁴.[1]
Noun edit
nien-hao (plural nien-haos or nien-hao)
- The regnal year, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in a Chinese emperor's reign and in naming certain Chinese rulers.
References edit
- ^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China[1], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 483: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] nien hao (nian hao) 年號”