水杉
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Chinese
| water; river | (pine); fir | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (水杉) |
水 | 杉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishan
- Wade–Giles: shui3-shan1
- Yale: shwěi-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishan
- Palladius: шуйшань (šujšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 caam3
- Yale: séui chaam
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 tsaam3
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 cam3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
水杉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 水 | 杉 |
| みず Grade: 1 |
すぎ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Literally, “water cedar”, 水 (mizu, “water”) + 杉 (sugi, “cedar”)
Pronunciation
Noun
水杉 or 水杉 • (mizusugi) ←みづすぎ (midusugi)?
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).