T'ai-yüan
See also: táiyuán, Tàiyuán, and Taiyuan
English
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Map including T'AI-YÜAN (DMA, 1975)
Etymology
From Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai⁴-yüan².[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: tīʹyo͞o-änʹ
Proper noun
T'ai-yüan
- Alternative form of Taiyuan
- 1912, Robert Sterling Clark, Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Through Shên-kan: The Account of the Clark Expedition in North China, 1908-9., T. Fisher Unwin, page 78:
- Part of the country between Fên-chou and T'ai-yüan is famous as being the finest grape-producing district in North China, and we were able to indulge in the luscious fruit at a halfpenny per pound!
- 1979, Twitchett, Denis, The Cambridge History of China, volume 3, Cambridge University Press, published 1997, →ISBN, OCLC 469689771, OL 26799236M, page 156:
- T'ai-yüan was an area traditionally associated with the legendary sage ruler Yao, also known as 'T'ang Yao' (Yao of T'ang) because he had once resided there at a place called T'ang.
- 2007, Cawthorne, Nigel, The Daughter of Heaven, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN, OCLC 153580813, page 7:
- In the Duke of T'ang he recognized a true leader and sealed the alliance by inviting him to his home in T'ai-yüan when Li Yüan was on his way to Long-men to quash the rebellion there.
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Translations
Taiyuan — see Taiyuan
References
- Taiyuan, Wade-Giles romanization T’ai-yüan, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
- “Taiyuan”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “T'ai-yüan” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.