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Chinese
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water; river
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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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tree; wood
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| trad. (水青木/水靑木)
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水
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青/靑
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木
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| simp. (水青木)
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水
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青
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木
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Etymology
Calque of Korean 물푸레나무 (mulpurenamu). First attested in the Hyangyak Gugeupbang (향약구급방 / 鄕藥救急方), mid-thirteenth century.
Pronunciation
Noun
水青木
- (Korean Classical Chinese) ash tree
- Synonym: 梣 (cén)
且水靑木，非宮中所有之物 - From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1527
- cha sucheongmok, bi gung jung so yu ji mul
- And as for the ash tree, it is not something that should be within the palace grounds.
出於兩南及濟州乃水靑木脂也 - From: 1613, 《東醫寶鑑》 (Dongui Bogam)
- chul eo Yangnam geup Jeju nae sucheongmok ji ya
- It comes from the two southern provinces and from Jeju; it is the sap of the ash tree.