折柳

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	willow
simp. and trad. (折柳)		折	柳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhéliǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ lau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhéliǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhéliǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chê²-liu³
  - Yale: jé-lyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerleou
  - Palladius: чжэлю (čžɛlju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ lau⁵
  - Yale: jit láuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ lau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ leo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ lɐu̯¹³/

Verb

折柳

to break off a willow branch and offer it as a farewell gift
折柳寄情 ― zhéliǔ jìqíng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

折柳送别 ― zhéliǔ sòngbié ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

折柳攀花
攀花折柳
霸陵折柳

Proper noun

折柳

the ancient melody 折楊柳
- 此夜曲中聞折柳，何人不起故園情。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  此夜曲中闻折柳，何人不起故园情。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 734, Li Bai, 春夜洛城聞笛
  Cǐ yè qū zhōng wén Zhéliǔ, hérén bù qǐ gùyuán qíng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)