燕毛
Chinese
| swallow (bird); surname; place name | hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (燕毛) | 燕 | 毛 | |
| simp. #(燕毛) | 燕 | 毛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yànmáo
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yànmáo
- Wade–Giles: yen4-mao2
- Yale: yàn-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannmau
- Palladius: яньмао (janʹmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin3 mou4
- Yale: yin mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin3 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: yin3 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn³³ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'en|'enH maw|mawH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔˤe[n]-s C.mˤaw/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qeːn maːw|maːws/
Noun
燕毛
- (historical) The custom of arranging the seating order at post-sacrificial banquets according to the color of guests’ hair and beard, with white-haired elders placed in higher positions.
- 燕毛，所以序齒也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yànmáo, suǒyǐ xù chǐ yě. [Pinyin]
- At the concluding feast, places were given according to the hair, and thus was made the distinction of years.
燕毛，所以序齿也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]