垂柳
Chinese
to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach |
willow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (垂柳) | 垂 | 柳 | |
| simp. #(垂柳) | 垂 | 柳 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chuíliǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéiliǒu
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-liu3
- Yale: chwéi-lyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweileou
- Palladius: чуйлю (čujlju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 lau5
- Yale: sèuih láuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 lau5
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 leo5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ lɐu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-liú
- Tâi-lô: suî-liú
- Phofsit Daibuun: suiliuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴⁻²² liu⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴⁻²² liu⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³⁻²² liu⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /sui²⁴⁻¹¹ liu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui²³⁻³³ liu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
垂柳
- weeping willow (Classifier: 棵 m)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 垂 | 柳 |
| すい Grade: 6 |
りゅう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 垂柳 (dzywe ljuwX, literally “hang down + willow”).