魏晉南北朝

See also: 魏晋南北朝

Chinese

		the Wei and Jin dynasties	the Northern and Southern dynasties; the Nanboku-chō period
trad. (魏晉南北朝)		魏晉	南北朝
simp. (魏晋南北朝)		魏晋	南北朝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wèi-Jìn Nán-Běi Cháo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ zeon³ naam⁴ bak¹ ciu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wèi-Jìn Nán-Běi Cháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wèijìn Nánběi Cháo
  - Wade–Giles: Wei⁴-chin⁴ Nan²-pei³ Chʻao²
  - Yale: Wèi-jìn Nán-běi Cháu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weyjinn Nanbeei Chaur
  - Palladius: Вэйцзинь Наньбэй Чао (Vɛjczinʹ Nanʹbɛj Čao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ nän³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶ zeon³ naam⁴ bak¹ ciu⁴
  - Yale: ngaih jeun nàahm bāk chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ dzoen³ naam⁴ bak⁷ tsiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ zên³ nam⁴ beg¹ qiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² t͡sɵn³³ naːm²¹ pɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

Proper noun

魏晉南北朝

the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties (major period in Chinese history between the Han and Sui dynasties from 220 to 589)

Synonyms

六朝 (Liùcháo)

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
		Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.