介休

Chinese

Etymology 1

introduce; lie between; between to rest
simp. and trad.
(介休) 		介 休
Literally: “Jie Zhitui's place of rest”.

Supposedly named by Ji Chong'er, the Wen Duke of Jin, in his remorse for having killed his loyal subject Jie Zhitui and Jie's mother with an intentional forest fire in the region.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

介休

  1. (～市) Jiexiu (a county-level city of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China)
Derived terms
  • 介休話 / 介休话

Etymology 2

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(介休) 		介 休

Borrowed from Spanish Callao via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

介休

  1. (～埠) (dated) Callao (a city in Peru)
    Synonym: 卡亞俄 / 卡亚俄
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