Chinese-English-Manchu Glossary
A Chinese-English-Manchu Glossary is prepared for readers’ reference to Manchu terms in the Qing Dynasty. Definitions of Manchu terms are derived from Jerry Norman’s A Concise Manchu-English Lexicon (Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1978).
Identities
Chinese English Manchu / Chinese Pinyin
姓長 Clan chief hala i da
牛彔章京 Company captain nirui janggin
Duke gung
薩爾罕錐 Eligible daughter (for the official marriage draft) sargan jui
巴圖魯 Hero baturu
格格 Imperial princess gege
額駙 Imperial son-in-law efu
副都統 Lieutenant general meiren i janggin
車臣汗 Mongol noble title Sechen khan
多羅扎薩克圖郡王 Mongol princely rank doroi jasaγtu giyūn wang
台吉 Mongol princely rank taiji
筆帖式 Official scribe bitesi
鎮國公 Prince of the Blood of the fifth degree gurun-be dalire gung
固山貝子 Prince of the Blood of the fourth degree gūsai beise
多羅冰圖郡王 Prince of the Blood of the second degree doroi giyūn wang
多羅貝勒 Prince of the Blood of the third degree doroi beile
貝子 Prince of the fourth rank beise
貝勒 Prince of the third rank beile
Groups
Chinese English Manchu / Chinese Pinyin
氏族 Clan hala
牛彔 Company (military unit) niru
打牲烏拉衙門 Hunting and fishing division of the Heilongjiang command Butha Ula
Hunting reserve aba
甲喇 Regiment (military unit) jalan
烏喇 Social unit in river area ula
Items
Chinese English Manchu / Chinese Pinyin
毛青布 A fine smooth brown or black cotton fabric mocin
一丈汗巾高麗布 A silk cloth fringed at both ends made of Korean linen that is one Chinese foot (zhang) long Emu jušuru mušuri hanggisun
蟒緞 Brocade, satin with depictions of dragons, pythons or flowers gecuheri
無扇肩朝衣 Ceremonial court robe without flared shoulder pieces goksi
夏布 Coarse hempen fabric hiyaban
貂皮氆氌 Coarse Tibetan wool cengme
高麗紙 Durable paper from Korea solho hoošan
東珠 Freshwater pearl tana
魤魚 Fry of the Siberian salmon used for sacrificial purposes hodori
刮鰾 Glue made into squares used for erasing or scraping šoku ambun
Gown worn over the outside of one's other garments kurume
細鱗乾魚 Humpback salmon (in dried form) ukuri
高麗布 Korean linen mušuri
Long robe sijigiyan
堪達漢 Manchurian moose kandahan
涼蓆 Mat woven from fine straw jijiri
涼帽 Summer hat boro
女齊肩朝褂 Woman's sleeveless court garment decorated with dragon patterns cuba