八俊

Chinese

		eight	smart; eminent; handsome smart; eminent; handsome; talented
trad. (八俊)		八	俊
simp. #(八俊)		八	俊

Etymology

Literally: the eight men of talent

refers to various groupings of eight notable men (most of whom lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bājùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bājùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bajyùn
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-chün⁴
    • Yale: bā-jyùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajiunn
    • Palladius: бацзюнь (baczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

Noun

八俊

1. (archaic) the eight men of talent

References

• Liu Biao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 6