"東胡" meaning in Chinese

See 東胡 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵/, /tʊŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: Dōnghú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dung¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Dōnghú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Donghú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Tung¹-hu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Dūng-hú [Mandarin, Yale], Donghwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Дунху [Mandarin, Palladius], Dunxu [Mandarin, Palladius], dūng wùh [Cantonese, Yale], dung¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dung¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tuwng hu [Middle-Chinese], /*tˤoŋ [ɡ]ˤa/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*toːŋ ɡaː/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Likely unrelated to Russian тунгус (tungus) and English Tungus. According to Pulleybank (1983), the similarity in the pronunciation of 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú) and Tungus is coincidental, and the Donghu people were proto-Mongols that were not Tungusic in language. Etymology templates: {{ncog|ru|тунгус}} Russian тунгус (tungus), {{ncog|en|Tungus}} English Tungus, {{zh-ref|Pulleybank (1983)}} Pulleybank (1983), {{zh-l|東胡}} 東胡/东胡 (Dōnghú), {{m|en|Tungus}} Tungus Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 東胡
  1. Donghu (a historical tribal confederation of nomadic people that inhabited present-day northern Hebei, southeastern Inner Mongolia and western Northeast China)
    Sense id: en-東胡-zh-name-yiM8SnGY Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "自常山以至代、上黨,東有燕、東胡之境,西有樓煩、秦、韓之邊,而無騎射之備。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "自常山以至代、上党,东有燕、东胡之境,西有楼烦、秦、韩之边,而无骑射之备。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nZì Chángshān yǐzhì Dài, Shàngdǎng, dōng yǒu Yān, Dōnghú zhī jìng, xī yǒu Lóufán, Qín, Hán zhī biān, ér wú qíshè zhī bèi. [Pinyin]",
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