赫連
Chinese
| distinguished; awe-inspiring | even; as; to join even; as; to join; to link; successively | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (赫連) | 赫 | 連 | |
| simp. (赫连) | 赫 | 连 | |
Etymology
Reportedly transcription of a Xiongnu word for "sky". Chen (1998) relates this to 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin) and proposes cognation with 祁連 (OC *g'ieg-lian), reportedly another transcription, and 天 (OC *hlin). See 天 (tiān) for etymology.
Compare also Turkmen Gökleň (a tribe's name), which, if related, might have been re-analyzed as literally "green hobbler"[1] by folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Hèlián
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hèlián
- Wade–Giles: Ho4-lien2
- Yale: Hè-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hehlian
- Palladius: Хэлянь (Xɛljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haak1 lin4
- Yale: hāak lìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: haak7 lin4
- Guangdong Romanization: hag1 lin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːk̚⁵ liːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hiak-liân
- Tâi-lô: Hiak-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: hiaklieen
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hek-liân
- Tâi-lô: Hik-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: heklieen
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Middle Chinese: xaek ljen
Proper noun
赫連
- a surname
References
- ^ Vámbéry, Ármin (1864) Travels in Central Asia, London: John Murray, page 100