後金

Chinese

		Later	Jin gold(en)
trad. (後金)		後	金
simp. (后金)		后	金

Etymology

In reference to the earlier 12th- and 13th-century 金 (jīn) dynasty, ruled by a clan of the same Jurchen ethnicity.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hòujīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hòujīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hòujin
    • Wade–Giles: Hou⁴-chin¹
    • Yale: Hòu-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Howjin
    • Palladius: Хоуцзинь (Xouczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Proper noun

後金

1. (historical) The Later Jin state or dynasty, a Manchu realm between 1616 and 1636 which became the Qing Empire.

Synonyms

• 金 (Jīn)