馬嵬驛

See also: 马嵬驿

Chinese

		the way station at Mawei	remount stations
trad. (馬嵬驛)		馬嵬	驛
simp. (马嵬驿)		马嵬	驿

Etymology

It was at this site that the lady Yang Guifei was executed on 15 July, 756. The episode is famously described in the poem Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Mǎwéi yì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mǎwéi yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maawei yih
  - IPA ^(key): /ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ i⁵¹/

Proper noun

馬嵬驛

(archaic) the way station at Mawei (located to the west of present day Xingping, Shaanxi)

Synonyms

馬嵬坡

Related terms

驛站

References

馬嵬驛之變 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
驛站 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

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