獫允
Chinese
| long-snout dog | just; fair; to permit just; fair; to permit; to allow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獫允) | 獫 | 允 | |
| simp. (猃允) | 猃 | 允 | |
| alternative forms | 嚴允／严允 獫狁／猃狁 玁狁／𤞤狁 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎnyǔn [Phonetic: xiányǔn]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎnyǔn
- Wade–Giles: Hsien3-yün3
- Yale: Syǎn-yǔn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheanyeun
- Palladius: Сяньюнь (Sjanʹjunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ yn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
獫允
- An ancient northern nomadic tribe during the Zhou dynasty
- 不遑啟居、獫允之故。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Bù huáng qǐ jū, xiǎnyǔn zhī gù. [Pinyin]
- We shall have no leisure to rest, Because of the Xian-yun.
不遑启居、猃允之故。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]