T'ai-yüan

See also: táiyuán, Tàiyuán, and Taiyuan

English

Map including T'AI-YÜAN (DMA, 1975)

Etymology

From Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai⁴-yüan².

Pronunciation

• enPR: tīʹyo͞o-änʹ

Proper noun

T'ai-yüan

1. Alternative form of Taiyuan
   • 1912, Robert Sterling Clark, Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Through Shên-kan: The Account of the Clark Expedition in North China, 1908-9.‎^[1], T. Fisher Unwin, page 78:

     Part of the country between Fên-chou and T'ai-yüan is famous as being the finest grape-producing district in North China, and we were able to indulge in the luscious fruit at a halfpenny per pound!

   • 1979, Denis Twitchett, The Cambridge History of China‎^[2], volume 3, Cambridge University Press, published 1997, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 156:

     T'ai-yüan was an area traditionally associated with the legendary sage ruler Yao, also known as 'T'ang Yao' (Yao of T'ang) because he had once resided there at a place called T'ang.

   • 2007, Nigel Cawthorne, The Daughter of Heaven‎^[3], Oneworld Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 7:

     In the Duke of T'ang he recognized a true leader and sealed the alliance by inviting him to his home in T'ai-yüan when Li Yüan was on his way to Long-men to quash the rebellion there.

Translations

Taiyuan — see Taiyuan

Further reading

• “Taiyuan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “T'ai-yüan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.