佩劍

See also: 佩剑

Chinese

		to respect; wear (belt, etc.)	(double-edged) sword
trad. (佩劍)		佩	劍
simp. (佩剑)		佩	剑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pèijiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pui³ gim³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-kiàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pèijiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pèijiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻei⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: pèi-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyjiann
  - Palladius: пэйцзянь (pɛjczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pui³ gim³
  - Yale: pui gim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pui³ gim³
  - Guangdong Romanization: pui³ gim³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯³³ kiːm³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-kiàm
  - Tâi-lô: puē-kiàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poexkiaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pue²²⁻²¹ kiam²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² kiam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ kiam²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ kiam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ kiam²¹/

Noun

佩劍

(archaic) a double-edged straight sword which is worn on one's hip
(fencing) saber

See also

軍刀／军刀 (jūndāo)
馬刀／马刀 (mǎdāo)
戰刀／战刀 (zhàndāo)

Verb

佩⫽劍 (verb-object)

to wear a sword
- 漢制，自天子至于百官，無不佩劍，其後惟朝帶劍。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  汉制，自天子至于百官，无不佩剑，其后惟朝带剑。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
  Hàn zhì, zì tiānzǐ zhìyú bǎiguān, wúbù pèijiàn, qíhòu wéi cháo dài jiàn. [Pinyin]
  During the Han dynasty, it was stipulated that everyone, from the Son of Heaven down to officials, ought to wore a sword. In later era, this practice reserved for court attendance only.