Manchu
pronunciation
How to pronounce Manchu in British English:
UK ['mæntʃu:]
How to pronounce Manchu in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century
- the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu
- the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu people
Word Origin
- Manchu
- 1650s, member of Tungusic race of Manchuria which conquered China in 1644 and remained its ruling class until the Revolution of 1912. From Manchu, literally "pure," name of the tribe descended from the Nu-chen Tartars.
Example
- 1. But in some remote rural areas manchu ways held out longer .
- 2. A new dynasty had been declared , and a manchu put on the chinese throne .
- 3. The reason why china could not deal with the western threat , because of the manchu 's distrust of its han subjects and ministers .
- 4. Ms zhao ( pictured ) calls herself one of only two fluent native speakers of manchu left in the village , one of the last redoubts of a language that is verging on extinction .
- 5. Supporters of the " sinicisation " theory point to the decline in the use of the manchu language that began in the mid-18th century .