成吉思汗

Chinese

		phonetic (Genghis)	phonetic (Khan)
simp. and trad. (成吉思汗)		成吉思	汗

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (činggis qaɣan).

Note Genghis Khan was originally referred to as 成吉思皇帝 (literally “Emperor Genghis”). The name is first attested in 1228 in many works before late Qing dynasty, including Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun, 佛祖歷代通載 [1341], History of Yuan [1370], Gujin Tushu Jicheng [1725], etc..

The name 成吉思汗 (Chéngjísīhán, literally “Genghis Khan”) is attested in some Qing dynasty texts included in Siku Quanshu. It is also attested in the works of late Qing, including Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms [1841] and 前蒙古紀事本末 [1904]. It has become the conventional way to refer to Genghis Khan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chéngjísīhán

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄙ ㄏㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ gat¹ si¹ hon⁴ / sing⁴ gat¹ si¹ hon⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sêng-kiat-su-hān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chéngjísīhán
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄙ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chéngjísihhán
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻêng²-chi²-ssŭ¹-han²
    • Yale: Chéng-jí-sz̄-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Cherngjyisyharn
    • Palladius: Чэнцзисыхань (Čɛnczisyxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ gat¹ si¹ hon⁴ / sing⁴ gat¹ si¹ hon⁶
    • Yale: sìhng gāt sī hòhn / sìhng gāt sī hohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ gat⁷ si¹ hon⁴ / sing⁴ gat⁷ si¹ hon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ ged¹ xi¹ hon⁴ / xing⁴ ged¹ xi¹ hon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ kɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/, /sɪŋ²¹ kɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ hɔːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sêng-kiat-su-hān
    • Tâi-lô: Sîng-kiat-su-hān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengkiatsu'han
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ han³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴⁻³³ han³³/

Proper noun

成吉思汗

1. Genghis Khan

Derived terms

• 成吉思汗打仔——大汗𢱕細汗 / 成吉思汗打仔——大汗𢱕细汗

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (成吉思汗):

• → Vietnamese: Thành Cát Tư Hãn (成吉思汗)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 成吉思汗 – see the following entries.

【チンギス・カン】 [proper noun] (history) Genghis Khan Alternative spellings ジンギス・カン, チンギス・ハン

【ジンギスカン】 [noun] a Japanese dish of lamb or mutton cooked with vegetables on an iron pan Alternative spelling ジンギス汗

(This term, 成吉思汗, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
成	吉	思	汗

Proper noun

成吉思汗

1. chữ Hán form of Thành Cát Tư Hãn.