睡蓮

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Chinese

		to sleep	lotus
trad. (睡蓮)		睡	蓮
simp. (睡莲)		睡	莲

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuìlián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁶ lin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuìlián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuèilián
  - Wade–Giles: shui⁴-lien²
  - Yale: shwèi-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueylian
  - Palladius: шуйлянь (šujljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁶ lin⁴
  - Yale: seuih lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ lin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² liːn²¹/

Noun

睡蓮

water lily

Derived terms

睡蓮葉子／睡莲叶子 (shuìlián yèzǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
睡	蓮
すい Grade: S	れん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいれん (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

睡(すい)蓮(れん) or 睡蓮(スイレン) • (suiren)

a water lily

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

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