大秦

Chinese

		big great greater	Qin
trad. (大秦)		大	秦
simp. #(大秦)		大	秦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dàqín

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ ceon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dàqín
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dàcín
    • Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-chʻin²
    • Yale: Dà-chín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahchyn
    • Palladius: Дацинь (Dacinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ ceon⁴
    • Yale: daaih chèuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tsoen⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ cên⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵn²¹/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 大秦

1. (historical, dated) the Roman Empire and its continuation as the Byzantine Empire
2. (historical, dated) the city of Rome
3. (archaic) the lands of the Roman Empire generally: Europe or the Levant

   神天宣慶，室女誕聖於大秦；㬌宿告祥，波斯覩耀以来貢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   神天宣庆，室女诞圣于大秦；景宿告祥，波斯睹耀以来贡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Tang Dynasty, Nestorian Stele

   Shéntiān xuānqìng, shìnǚ dànshèng yú dàqín; jǐngsù gàoxiáng, bōsī dǔ yào yǐ lái gòng. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• (Roman Empire): 羅馬帝國／罗马帝国 (Luómǎ Dìguó)
• (Rome itself): 羅馬／罗马 (Luómǎ)
• (Europe): 歐洲／欧洲 (Ōuzhōu)
• (Syria): 敘利亞／叙利亚 (Xùlìyà)