English
Rouzhi
Rouzhi comes from Mandarin 月氏.
- Mandarinmodern月氏-
- EnglishtodayRouzhi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern月氏-
- EnglishtodayRouzhi
The story
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 月氏, from the theory that 月 was a misspelling of 肉 (ròu) (as in seal script), now largely deprecated based on the modern archaeological discoveries.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.
Every English word from Mandarin 月氏
Today it means
noun The Yuezhi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 月氏 / Rouzhi