交趾

§Chinese

		to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)	toe
simp. and trad. (交趾)		交	趾

§Etymology

• From 交 ("mix," "intersect," "exchange," "communicate," "deliver") + 趾 ("toe," "tracks," "footprints")
• In the time of Tang Yao, the term Jiaozhi referred to anything south of the Five Ridges (Dayu, Qitian, Dupang, Mengzhu and Yuecheng) of Guangdong and Guangxi. During the Han Dynasty, Jiaozhi was established as the Jiaozhi Commandery (交趾郡) for the administrative control of what is now the northern part of Vietnam.

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Jiāozhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiaujyy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

§Proper noun

交趾

1. an ancient name for the northern part of Vietnam

§Alternative forms

• 交阯
• 交址

§Related terms

• 交州
• 交趾支那 (Cochin China)

§References

• Chinese Wikipedia article on Jiaozhou

§External links

• Google hits: .cn
• Google hits: .tw
• 國語辭典 (Guoyu Cidian)

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§Vietnamese

§Proper noun

交趾 (Giao Chỉ)

1. an ancient name for the northern part of Vietnam

§See also

• 交州