獻忠

Chinese

		to offer	loyal
trad. (獻忠)		獻	忠
simp. (献忠)		献	忠

Etymology

Named after Zhang Xianzhong, a peasant revolt leader commonly associated with the massacres in Sichuan during the transition from Ming to Qing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiànzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin³ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiànzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siànjhong
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-chung¹
  - Yale: syàn-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannjong
  - Palladius: сяньчжун (sjanʹčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin³ zung¹
  - Yale: hin jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin³ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin³ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

獻忠

(slang) mass murderer

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