街亭

Chinese

		street	pavilion
simp. and trad. (街亭)		街	亭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiētíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ ting⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiētíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jietíng
    • Wade–Giles: Chieh¹-tʻing²
    • Yale: Jyē-tíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jietyng
    • Palladius: Цзетин (Czetin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai¹ ting⁴
    • Yale: gāai tìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ ting⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ ting⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

街亭

1. Jieting (the location of the famous Battle of Jieting fought between Cao Wei and Shu Han in 228 CE during the Three Kingdoms period in China; commonly thought to be located in present-day Longcheng Town, Qin'an County, Gansu, China)

   • 馬謖拒諫失街亭　武侯彈琴退仲達 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     马谡拒谏失街亭　武侯弹琴退仲达 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Mǎ Sù jù jiàn shī Jiētíng, Wǔhóu dànqín tuì Zhòngdá [Pinyin]

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