請纓

Chinese

		to ask; to invite; please (do something) to ask; to invite; please (do something); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request	tassel of hat
trad. (請纓)		請	纓
simp. (请缨)		请	缨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐngyīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing² jing¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐngyīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐngying
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing³-ying¹
    • Yale: chǐng-yīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiinging
    • Palladius: цинъин (cinʺin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing² jing¹
    • Yale: chíng yīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing² jing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing² ying¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

請纓

1. (literary) to request a cord from the emperor (to bind the enemy)
2. (figurative) to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment; to submit a request for a military assignment

Derived terms

• 終軍請纓／终军请缨