Re: Who were the Aryans?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jordan179) wrote in
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> Yuk Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> "Öjevind Lång" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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>> > 
>> > It probably is. The Swedish word for "king is "king", which is
>> > also a Chinese term for "ruler".
>> 
>> I'm not heard of that before.  From what I've read, the earthly
>> ruler was 'huang', and the spiritual leader 'ti', until Qin
>> Xihuang combined the two and called himself 'huang ti' (emperor).
> 
> The Chinese term might not mean "emperor" or "king" (English) but
> some other sort of ruler, such as an administrator, general,
> baron, or warlord. Can anyone tell me the context in which the
> Chinese term was used?

I've not heard of a Chinese word approximating to 'king' that means 
ruler, administrator, or other authority figure.  District, scenery, 
and various other words depending on the inflection, a few more if you 
factor in the numerous dialects, but no authority figures.


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