Meaning of 通古斯
通古斯 means Tungusic; Western scholars' term for certain ethnic groups belonging to the Altaic language family (including Manchu, Hezhe, Oroqen, Evenki, etc.). Pronounced tōng gǔ sī.
- Tungusic; Western scholars' term for certain ethnic groups belonging to the Altaic language family (including Manchu, Hezhe, Oroqen, Evenki, etc.)
Definitions & Examples
Tōng通
gǔ古
sī斯
yǔ语
zú族
bāo包
kuò括
mǎn满
yǔ语
、
xī锡
bó伯
yǔ语
hé和
hè赫
zhé哲
yǔ语
děng等
。
The Tungusic language family includes Manchu, Xibe, and Hezhe languages.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
pǔ普
biàn遍
rèn认
wéi为
mǎn满
zú族
rén人
shǔ属
yú于
tōng通
gǔ古
sī斯
mín民
zú族
。
Scholars generally agree that the Manchu people belong to the Tungusic ethnic groups.
Tōng通
gǔ古
sī斯
rén人
zhǔ主
yào要
fēn分
bù布
zài在
é俄
luó罗
sī斯
yuǎn远
dōng东
、
zhōng中
guó国
dōng东
běi北
hé和
méng蒙
gǔ古
dì地
qū区
。
Tungusic peoples are mainly distributed across the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and Mongolia.