三輔

See also: 三辅

Chinese

		three	to assist; to complement; auxiliary
trad. (三輔)		三	輔
simp. (三辅)		三	辅

Etymology

三 (three) + 輔 (auxiliary; to assist: i.e. to assist in defending the capital)

This term was originally coined to describe three official civil posts. Each of the three civil posts also defined a specific geographic area outside of the capital at Chang'an. The three posts were:

京兆尹 jīngzhàoyǐn (on the eastern outskirts of Chang'an)
左馮翊 zuǒ píngyì (on the northwestern outskirts of Chang'an)
右扶風 yòu fúfēng (on the western outskirts of Chang'an)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānfǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄈㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sānfǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄈㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanfuu
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

三輔

(archaic) the three auxiliary defensive zones (which surrounded the ancient capital at Chang'an)
(archaic) the area in and around Chang'an

References

三輔 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
京兆尹 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
左馮翊 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
右扶風 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

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