三姓

Chinese

		three	surname; family name; name
trad. (三姓)		三	姓
simp. #(三姓)		三	姓

Etymology

Calque of Manchu ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
ᡥᠠᠯᠠ (ilan hala, literally “three clans/surnames”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sānxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sānxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sansìng
    • Wade–Giles: San¹-hsing⁴
    • Yale: Sān-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanshinq
    • Palladius: Саньсин (Sanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

三姓

1. (historical) a Tungusic people composed of three clans
2. (～城) (historical) Yilan (a city in Northeast China)

Synonyms

• 依蘭／依兰 (yīlán)