八俊
Chinese
| eight | smart; eminent; handsome smart; eminent; handsome; talented | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八俊) | 八 | 俊 | |
| simp. #(八俊) | 八 | 俊 | |
Etymology
Literally: the eight men of talent
- refers to various groupings of eight notable men (most of whom lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bājùn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bajyùn
- Wade–Giles: pa1-chün4
- Yale: bā-jyùn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajiunn
- Palladius: бацзюнь (baczjunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
八俊
- (archaic) the eight men of talent
References
- Liu Biao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 6