賢豆
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (賢豆) | 賢 | 豆 | |
simp. (贤豆) | 贤 | 豆 |
Etymology[edit]
An old name for “India”, attested in Xu Gaosengzhuan (續高僧傳, Further Biographies of the Eminent Monks) [645 CE]. Borrowed from Middle Persian; compare Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hinduš).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
賢豆
- (obsolete) India
- 詳夫天竺之稱,異議糾紛,舊云身毒,或曰賢豆,今從正音,宜云印度。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Xuanzang, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, 646 CE
- Xiáng fú Tiānzhú zhī chēng, yìyì jiūfēn, jiù yún Juāndú, huò yuē Xiándòu, jīn cóng zhèngyīn, yí yún Yìndù. [Pinyin]
- When looking closely at the names for India (in the records), one finds that there are many different versions: formerly it was called Juandu, or Xiandou; but now (we should) follow the correct pronunciation, and adopt the name Yindu.
详夫天竺之称,异议纠纷,旧云身毒,或曰贤豆,今从正音,宜云印度。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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