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
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
Proper noun
東三省
- Northeast China (a geographic region consisting of the three provinces of Northeastern China, namely Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning)