源流
Chinese
| root; source; origin | to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (源流) | 源 | 流 | |
| simp. #(源流) | 源 | 流 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuánliú
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuánlióu
- Wade–Giles: yüan2-liu2
- Yale: ywán-lyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanliou
- Palladius: юаньлю (juanʹlju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 lau4
- Yale: yùhn làuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 lau4
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 leo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ lɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-liû
- Tâi-lô: guân-liû
- Phofsit Daibuun: goanliuu
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² liu²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² liu²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² liu¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ liu²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ liu²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
源流
- (literal) source and course (of a river, etc.)
- (figurative) origin and development
- (figurative) full particulars
Related terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 源 | 流 |
| げん Grade: 6 |
りゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
源流 • (genryū)
- river source, headstream, headwaters
- 源流を目指して旅に出た。
- Genryū o mezashite tabi ni deta.
- We traveled to the river source.
- 源流を目指して旅に出た。
- source of something such as a civilization or culture