白玉樓

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Chinese

white jade; Baiyu County house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
trad. (白玉樓) 白玉
simp. (白玉楼) 白玉

Etymology

From a Chinese legend where Li He, a poet of the Tang dynasty, was told before death that the celestial Báiyùlóu had been built and he was summoned to record it.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (31) (37)
Final () (113) (8) (137)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () II III I
Fanqie
Baxter baek ngjowk luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bˠæk̚/ /ŋɨok̚/ /ləu/
Pan
Wuyun
/bᵚak̚/ /ŋiok̚/ /ləu/
Shao
Rongfen
/bak̚/ /ŋiok̚/ /ləu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/baɨjk̚/ /ŋuawk̚/ /ləw/
Li
Rong
/bɐk̚/ /ŋiok̚/ /lu/
Wang
Li
/bɐk̚/ /ŋĭwok̚/ /ləu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱɐk̚/ /ŋi̯wok̚/ /lə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lóu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bak6 juk6 lau4

Noun

白玉樓

  1. (figurative) a place where literati go after death; death of a writer, poet, etc.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白玉樓):