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| 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).
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| Identities |
| Chinese |
English |
Manchu / Chinese Pinyin |
| 姓長 |
Clan chief |
hala i da |
| 牛彔章京 |
Company captain |
nirui janggin |
| 公 |
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 |
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| 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 |
| 圍 |
Hunting reserve |
aba |
| 甲喇 |
Regiment (military unit) |
jalan |
| 烏喇 |
Social unit in river area |
ula |
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| 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 |
| 褂 |
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 |
| 袍 |
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 |
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