十三陵

Chinese

		thirteen; 13; Shisan	mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain
trad. (十三陵)		十三	陵
simp. #(十三陵)		十三	陵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shísānlíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saam¹ ling⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shísānlíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shíhsanlíng
    • Wade–Giles: Shih²-san¹-ling²
    • Yale: Shŕ-sān-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyrsanling
    • Palladius: Шисаньлин (Šisanʹlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ sän⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ saam¹ ling⁴
    • Yale: sahp sāam lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saam¹ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sam¹ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² saːm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

十三陵

1. Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty

   • 莫倚危欄頻北望，十三陵樹幾曾青？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     莫倚危栏频北望，十三陵树几曾青？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1671, 朱彝尊 (Zhu Yizun),《來青軒》, translated by Xu Yuanchong (X.Y.Z.)

     Mò yǐ wēi lán pín běi wàng, shísānlíng shù jǐcéng qīng? [Pinyin]

     Don't lean on balustrade now for a northern view!
     E'en trees on thirteen royal tombs have lost green hue.

   • 山色江聲共寂寥，十三陵樹晚蕭蕭。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     山色江声共寂寥，十三陵树晚萧萧。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1684, 納蘭性德 (Nalan Xingde),《秣陵懷古》, ibid.

     Shān sè jiāng shēng gòng jìliáo, shísānlíng shù wǎn xiāoxiāo. [Pinyin]

     Both mountain hue and river song are sad and drear;
     Showers of leaves on Thirteen Tombs ruffle the ear.

Derived terms

• 明十三陵 (Míng Shísānlíng)