弱水
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Chinese
weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior |
water; river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弱水) |
弱 | 水 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Jo4-shui3
- Yale: Rwò-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohshoei
- Palladius: Жошуй (Žošuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: nyak sywijX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*newk s.turʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*njewɢ qʰʷljilʔ/
Proper noun
弱水
- Ruo Shui (a river in Gansu and Inner Mongolia, China)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 弱水三千，只取一瓢飲／弱水三千，只取一瓢饮 (ruòshuǐsānqiān, zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn)