婼羌

Chinese

		recalcitrant	educated; name of a tribe; strong
trad. (婼羌)		婼	羌
simp. ^#(婼羌)		婼	羌

Etymology

First attested in the Book of Han.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ruòqiāng, Érqiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤ, ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ruòqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòciang
  - Wade–Giles: Jo⁴-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: Rwò-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohchiang
  - Palladius: Жоцян (Žocjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Érqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Érciang
  - Wade–Giles: Êrh²-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: Ér-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Erlchiang
  - Palladius: Эрцян (Ercjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

婼羌

Ruoqiang (an ancient kingdom in the Xinjiang autonomous region)
(～縣) Old name for 若羌 (Ruòqiāng, “Ruoqiang (a county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)”).

Synonyms

若羌 (Ruòqiāng)