東三省

See also: 东三省

Chinese

		east	three	comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
trad. (東三省)		東	三	省
simp. (东三省)		东	三	省

Etymology

Attested in various books of the Siku Quanshu [18th century], before Shengjing (Fengtian), Jilin and Heilongjiang were converted into provinces by the Qing dynasty in 1907.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dōngsānshěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ saam¹ saang²
• Gan (Wiktionary): dung¹ san¹ 'sen³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngsānshěng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dongsanshěng
    • Wade–Giles: Tung¹-san¹-shêng³
    • Yale: Dūng-sān-shěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongsansheeng
    • Palladius: Дунсаньшэн (Dunsanʹšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ saam¹ saang²
    • Yale: dūng sāam sáang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ saam¹ saang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ sam¹ sang²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: dung¹ san¹ 'sen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ⁴² san⁴² ˈsɛn²¹³/

Proper noun

東三省

1. Northeast China (a geographic region consisting of the three provinces of Northeastern China, namely Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning)

Synonyms

• 東北三省／东北三省 (Dōngběi Sān Shěng)