南蠻鴃舌

/nän³⁵ män³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
ÇINCE → TR

Tanım

•to speak the language of the southern barbarians or a dialect of southern China

Etimoloji

From Mencius: : Note that in the pre-Qin period when this term was coined, the Chinese language was not spoken in the area known as South China today. See Old Yue language.