代縣

Chinese

		substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period	a district; county
trad. (代縣)		代	縣
simp. (代县)		代	县

Etymology

After the former Dai Prefecture (代州) which it replaced.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dàixiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): doi⁶ jyun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dàixiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dàisiàn
  - Wade–Giles: Tai⁴-hsien⁴
  - Yale: Dài-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dayshiann
  - Palladius: Дайсянь (Dajsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: doi⁶ jyun⁶
  - Yale: doih yuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ jyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ yun⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² jyːn²²/

Proper noun

代縣

Dai County (a county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China)