楊枝

Chinese

		surname; poplar	branch; (a measure word)
trad. (楊枝)		楊	枝
simp. (杨枝)		杨	枝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄓ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángjhih
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-chih¹
  - Yale: yáng-jr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangjy
  - Palladius: янчжи (jančži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ zi¹
  - Yale: yèuhng jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ ji¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

楊枝

willow branch

Derived terms

楊枝甘露 / 杨枝甘露 (yángzhī gānlù)
楊枝魚 / 杨枝鱼

Japanese

Kanji in this term
楊	枝
よう Jinmeiyō	し > じ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
楊子

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーじ [yòójí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːʑi]

Noun

楊(よう)枝(じ) • (yōji) ^{←やうじ (yauzi)^?}

toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN