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Chinese
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Etymology
[edit]From the name of the Rouran khagan Yujiulü Datan, who ruled from 414 to 429.
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tántán
- Wade–Giles: Tʻan2-tʻan2
- Yale: Tán-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tarntarn
- Palladius: Таньтань (Tanʹtanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰän³⁵ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
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- (historical) Synonym of 柔然 (Róurán, “Rouran, an ancient ethnic group in China”)