Jie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié), from Middle Chinese 羯 (kjot), itself borrowed from Jie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒjɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Noun
Jie pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
- Synonym: Kjet
Translations
Proper noun
Jie
- (historical) The language spoken by the Jie people, attested only in a fragment in the Book of Jin.
- Synonym: Kjet
Translations
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiə/ [ˈd͡ʒi.ə]
- Rhymes: -ə
- Syllabification: Ji‧e
Proper noun
Jie
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka