"祁連" meaning in Chinese

See 祁連 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰei̯²¹ liːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/, /kʰei̯²¹ liːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: Qílián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kei⁴ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Qílián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Cílián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Chʻi²-lien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Chí-lyán [Mandarin, Yale], Chyilian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Цилянь [Mandarin, Palladius], Ciljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], kèih lìhn [Cantonese, Yale], kei⁴ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], kéi⁴ lin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], gjij|tsyijX ljen [Middle-Chinese] Forms: 祁连
Etymology: Qilian is said to be as a Xiongnu word meaning "sky" according to Yan Shigu, a Tang Dynasty commentator on the Hanshu. Further etymology uncertain: * Chen (1998) proposes cognation with 天 (OC *hlin) and 赫連 (OC *khak-lian), transcriptions of a Xiongnu word for "sky", which he also relates to 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin); * Schuessler (2014) objects to Yan Shigu's statement that 祁連 was a Xiongnu word; he reconstructs 祁連's pronunciation around 121 BCE as *gɨ-lian and thinks that 乾 (OC *gran) (> QYS *gjän) "looks like the same etymon". Etymology templates: {{zh-ref|Chen (1998)}} Chen (1998), {{och-l|天|tr=*hlin}} 天 (OC *hlin), {{och-l|赫連|tr=*khak-lian}} 赫連 (OC *khak-lian), {{och-l|昊天|tr=*g'ôg-hlin}} 昊天 (OC *g'ôg-hlin), {{zh-ref|Schuessler (2014)}} Schuessler (2014), {{och-l|乾|tr=*gran}} 乾 (OC *gran) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 祁連
  1. (~山) Qilian Mountains Categories (place): Mountains
    Sense id: en-祁連-zh-name-d-F3eEuI Disambiguation of Mountains: 91 9 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. (~縣) Qilian (a county of Haibei, Qinghai, China) Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Qinghai
    Sense id: en-祁連-zh-name-D-1CsJAi
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Download raw JSONL data for 祁連 meaning in Chinese (4.2kB)

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