傳車

Chinese

		postal station	coach, vehicle
trad. (傳車)		傳	車
simp. (传车)		传	车

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuànchē

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuànchē
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuànche
    • Wade–Giles: chuan⁴-chʻê¹
    • Yale: jwàn-chē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juannche
    • Palladius: чжуаньчэ (čžuanʹčɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

Noun

傳車

1. (historical) horse-drawn vehicle for transportation between postal stations

   • 於是秦昭王大說，乃謝王稽，使以傳車召范睢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     于是秦昭王大说，乃谢王稽，使以传车召范睢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yúshì Qín Zhāo Wáng dà yuè, nǎi xiè Wáng Jī, shǐ yǐ zhuànchē zhào Fàn Jū. [Pinyin]

     Thus King Zhao of Qin, much delighted with his words, thanked Wang Ji and asked him to bring Fan Ju to the royal court by the postal coach.

   • 徒令上將揮神筆，終見降王走傳車。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     徒令上将挥神笔，终见降王走传车。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 9th century, Li Shangyin, 《籌筆驛》

     Tú lìng shàngjiàng huī shén bǐ, zhōng jiàn xiáng wáng zǒu zhuànjū. [Pinyin]

     In vain the master strategist plotted wisely; a wagon took the captive king away.