八俊

Chinese

		eight	smart; eminent; handsome smart; eminent; handsome; talented
trad. (八俊)		八	俊
simp. ^#(八俊)		八	俊

Etymology

Literally: the eight men of talent

refers to various groupings of eight notable men (most of whom lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bājùn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄐㄩㄣˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bājùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄐㄩㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bajyùn
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-chün⁴
  - Yale: bā-jyùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajiunn
  - Palladius: бацзюнь (baczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

Noun

八俊

(archaic) the eight men of talent

References

Liu Biao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 6

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