站赤

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (站赤)		站	赤

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠵᠠᠮᠴᠢ (ǰamči, “post station”). Cognate with modern Mongolian замч (zamč), ᠵᠠᠮᠴᠢ (ǰamči, “guide; cicerone”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhànchì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ㄔˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànchì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ㄔˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànchìh
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-chʻih⁴
    • Yale: jàn-chr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jannchyh
    • Palladius: чжаньчи (čžanʹči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

Noun

站赤

1. (archaic, Yuan dynasty) post station; courier