黃鉞

See also: 黄钺

Chinese

		yellow	battle-axe
trad. (黃鉞)		黃	鉞
simp. (黄钺)		黄	钺

Etymology

literally: a gilded battle-ax (symbolic of the power and authority of an emperor or high official)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huángyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ y̯œ⁵¹/

Noun

黃鉞

(archaic) gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)

References

Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN

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