稗官

Chinese

		millet; Panicum crus	official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad. (稗官)		稗	官

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàiguān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bai⁶ gun¹, baai⁶ gun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàiguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bayguan
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bai⁶ gun¹, baai⁶ gun¹
  - Yale: baih gūn, baaih gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bai⁶ gun¹, baai⁶ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bei⁶ gun¹, bai⁶ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/, /päːi̯²² kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

稗官

(historical) petty official responsible for reporting the talk of the town, stories, and local customs to the emperor
(figuratively) novel
(figuratively) novelist

Derived terms

稗官小說／稗官小说

稗官野史 (bàiguānyěshǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稗官):

→ Japanese: 稗官 (はいかん) (haikan)
→ Korean: 패관 (稗官, paegwan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稗	官
はい Hyōgaiji	かん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ha̠ikã̠ɴ]

Noun

稗官 (hiragana はいかん, rōmaji haikan)

(historical) petty official tasked with collecting public gossip

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