隘巷

Chinese

		a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress	lane; alley
simp. and trad. (隘巷)		隘	巷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àixiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: àixiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: àisiàng
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: ài-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshianq
  - Palladius: айсян (ajsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

隘巷

narrow lane; alley
- 誕寘之隘巷、牛羊腓字之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  诞寘之隘巷、牛羊腓字之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Dàn zhì zhī àixiàng, niú yáng féizì zhī. [Pinyin]
  He was placed in a narrow lane,
  But the sheep and oxen protected him with loving care.

Synonyms

陋巷 (lòuxiàng)