契丹

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契丹

Qìdān Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄢ Mandarin, Bopomofo
kit³ daan¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
Qìdān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄢ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
Cìdan Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
Chʻi⁴-tan¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
Chì-dān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
Chihdan Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
Цидань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ tän⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
kit³ daan¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
kit dāan Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
kit⁸ daan¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
kid³ dan¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/kʰiːt̚³ taːn⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
khj+t tan Middle Chinese

Where it comes from

借自契丹語 𘱿𘲫 (*? qid ún，“契丹”)的中古漢語音譯。首次用於《魏書》（公元554年）。

proper noun

中國古代東胡族的一支，以游牧为生，曾統治中國北方（遼朝）和中亞（西遼）等地

In English

Cathay Medieval northern China — see also China, Serica
Khitan of the people, language or scripts

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {契丹},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%A5%91%E4%B8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}