丹書鐵券

Chinese

		red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar	book; letter	iron	deed; bond; contract deed; bond; contract; ticket
trad. (丹書鐵券)		丹	書	鐵	券
simp. (丹书铁券)		丹	书	铁	券

Etymology

First attested in the Book of the Later Han:

丹書鐵券，傳於無窮。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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丹书铁券，传于无穷。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

Dānshūtiěquàn, chuán yú wúqióng. [Pinyin]

Red books and iron bonds are passed on eternally.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dānshūtiěquàn, dānshūtiějuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ, ㄉㄢ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dānshūtiěquàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: danshutiěcyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹-shu¹-tʻieh³-chʻüan⁴
    • Yale: dān-shū-tyě-chywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danshutieechiuann
    • Palladius: даньшутецюань (danʹšutecjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dānshūtiějuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄕㄨ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: danshutiějyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹-shu¹-tʻieh³-chüan⁴
    • Yale: dān-shū-tyě-jywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danshutieejiuann
    • Palladius: даньшутецзюань (danʹšuteczjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

丹書鐵券

1. (historical) A privilege proof in ancient times, signed by the emperor of China