敖倉

See also: 敖仓

Chinese

		ramble	barn; granary; storehouse barn; granary; storehouse; cabin; hold (in ship)
trad. (敖倉)		敖	倉
simp. (敖仓)		敖	仓

Etymology

The Aocang Granary was built on top of Mount Mang during the Qin Dynasty for the purpose of storing grains and cereals. Later on, this term came to refer to granaries in general.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áocāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˊ ㄘㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: áocāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˊ ㄘㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áocang
    • Wade–Giles: ao²-tsʻang¹
    • Yale: áu-tsāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aurtsang
    • Palladius: аоцан (aocan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

敖倉

1. (archaic) a granary

Proper noun

敖倉

1. (archaic) Aocang Granary (a granary which was located atop Mount Mang)