黃鉞
See also: 黄钺
Chinese
| yellow | battle-axe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (黃鉞) | 黃 | 鉞 | |
| simp. (黄钺) | 黄 | 钺 | |
Etymology
literally: a gilded battle-ax (symbolic of the power and authority of an emperor or high official)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huángyuè
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huángyuè
- Wade–Giles: huang2-yüeh4
- Yale: hwáng-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangyueh
- Palladius: хуанъюэ (xuanʺjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
黃鉞
- (archaic) gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)
References
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN