盱眙
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (盱眙) |
盱 | 眙 |
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from a historical Kra-Dai language spoken in what was once the Kingdom of Wu, literally "good road", based on textual, grammatical, and phonetic evidences (Zhengzhang, 1990):
- 眙 (OC *lɯ) – "good": cf. Siba Mulam [Term?] (/ʔi˦˨/), Southern Kam [Term?] (/lai˥˥/), Qabiao [Term?] (/(lăŋ˥˥).ʔăj˥˥/); Thai ดี (dii), etc.;
- 盱 (OC *qʰʷa) – "road; path", < alternative transcription 緩 (OC *ɢʷaːnʔ): cf. Siba Mulam [Term?] (/kʰwən˦˨/) Southern Kam [Term?] (/kʰwən˧˥/), Qabiao [Term?] (/xɒn˥˥/); Thai หน (hǒn), Zhuang roen (/ɣon˨˦/), etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syuyí
- Wade–Giles: Hsü1-i2
- Yale: Syū-yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiuyi
- Palladius: Сюйи (Sjuji)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵⁵ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: heoi1 ji4
- Yale: hēui yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoey1 ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: hêu1 yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: xju yi
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰʷa lɯ/
Proper noun[edit]
盱眙