三晉

Chinese

		three	to advance; to be promoted; name of a dynasty and state
trad. (三晉)		三	晉
simp. (三晋)		三	晋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sānjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ zeon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sānjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sanjìn
    • Wade–Giles: San¹-chin⁴
    • Yale: Sān-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanjinn
    • Palladius: Саньцзинь (Sanʹczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ zeon³
    • Yale: sāam jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ zên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

Proper noun

三晉

1. (historical) States of Han, Zhao and Wei during the Warring States period in Chinese history

   • 三晉合而秦弱，三晉離而秦強，此天下之所明也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三晋合而秦弱，三晋离而秦强，此天下之所明也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Sānjìn hé ér Qín ruò, Sānjìn lí ér Qín qiáng, cǐ tiānxià zhī suǒ míng yě. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) Synonym of 山西 (Shānxī, “Shanxi”)