隘巷

Chinese

		a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress	lane; alley
simp. and trad. (隘巷)		隘	巷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àixiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àixiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àisiàng
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: ài-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayshianq
    • Palladius: айсян (ajsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

隘巷

1. narrow lane; alley

   • 誕寘之隘巷、牛羊腓字之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     诞寘之隘巷、牛羊腓字之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dàn zhì zhī àixiàng, niú yáng féizì zhī. [Pinyin]

     He was placed in a narrow lane,
     But the sheep and oxen protected him with loving care.

Synonyms

• 陋巷 (lòuxiàng)