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单词 Shan
释义 Shan, n.4 and a.2|ʃɑːn|
Also Sciam, Shaan.
[Burmese.]
A. n. (A member of) a group of Mongoloid peoples of the Tai family, inhabiting parts of Burma, south China, and Indo-China. Also, the Tai language spoken by these peoples.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Shan or their language.
1800M. Symes Acc. Embassy Ava xi. 274 An intelligent man..informed him, that..the first Shaan town was called Thangdat.Ibid., Shaan, or Shan, is a very comprehensive term given to different nations, some independent, others the subjects of the greater states.1833W. Tandy tr. Sangermano's Descr. Burmese Empire ix. 57 The zaboà or petty princes of the Sciam, subject to the Burmese.1898[see Lolo].1920Blackw. Mag. June 839/1 You sell liquor and opium to Burmans and Shans.1927Ibid. June 819/1 Men armed with..long Shan knives were patrolling the approaches.1951R. Firth Elem. Social Organiz. iv. 145 The Pai of the Chinese Shans; the anga of the Tikopia..are..examples of the allocation of large-scale resources in goods and labour with primary reference to status yields.1968O. Wynd Sumatra Seven Zero ii. 25 Your companion knows Shan. She learned it to pass the time.1977Whitaker's Almanack 1978 828 Burmese is the official language, but minority languages include Shan, Karen, Chin, and the various Kachin dialects.
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