獻忠

Chinese

		to offer	loyal
trad. (獻忠)		獻	忠
simp. (献忠)		献	忠

Etymology

Named after Zhang Xianzhong, a peasant revolt leader commonly associated with the massacres in Sichuan during the transition from Ming to Qing.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiànzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin³ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiànzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siànjhong
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-chung¹
    • Yale: syàn-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannjong
    • Palladius: сяньчжун (sjanʹčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin³ zung¹
    • Yale: hin jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin³ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin³ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

獻忠

1. (slang) mass murderer

   Synonym: 張獻忠 / 张献忠 (Zhāng Xiànzhōng)