蠻荊
Chinese
barbarian; bullying; very barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless |
thorns; brambles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蠻荊) | 蠻 | 荊 | |
| simp. (蛮荆) | 蛮 | 荆 | |
| anagram | 荊蠻／荆蛮 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Mánjīng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mánjing
- Wade–Giles: Man2-ching1
- Yale: Mán-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Manjing
- Palladius: Маньцзин (Manʹczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /män³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan4 ging1
- Yale: màahn gīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan4 ging1
- Guangdong Romanization: man4 ging1
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
蠻荊
- (historical) the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, under the rule of Chu
- 蠢爾蠻荊，大邦為讎。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chǔn ěr mánjīng, dà bāng wéi chóu. [Pinyin]
- Foolish were the savage tribes of Jing,
Presuming to oppose our great region.
蠢尔蛮荆，大邦为雠。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]