翡翠
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Chinese
| green jade; kingfisher | bluish-green; green jade | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翡翠) | 翡 | 翠 | |
| simp. #(翡翠) | 翡 | 翠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): fei2 ceoi3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fí-chhui / fi-chhui
- Eastern Min (BUC): hói-chói
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5fi-tshoe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fěicuèi
- Wade–Giles: fei3-tsʻui4
- Yale: fěi-tswèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feeitsuey
- Palladius: фэйцуй (fɛjcuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fei2 ceoi3
- Yale: féi cheui
- Cantonese Pinyin: fei2 tsoey3
- Guangdong Romanization: féi2 cêu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fí-chhui / fi-chhui
- Hakka Romanization System: fiˋ cui / fi cui
- Hagfa Pinyim: fi3 cui4 / fi4 cui4
- Sinological IPA: /fi³¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/, /fi⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: hói-chói
- Sinological IPA (key): /hui²¹³⁻⁵³ (t͡sʰ-)ʒui²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: bj+jH tshwijH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*bɯls sʰuds/
Noun
翡翠
- jadeite
- kingfisher, especially halcyon
Synonyms
- (kingfisher):
Dialectal synonyms of 翠鳥 (“kingfisher”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 翠, 翡, 翡翠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 翠鳥 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 翠鳥, 魚狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 翠雀, 釣魚郎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 釣魚郎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 翠翠鳥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 翠仔, 官翠仔 |
| Xingning | 羊牯翠 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 官翠 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 官翠 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 翠鳥 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 青翠 | |
| Changting | 翠哩 | |
| Wuping | 沙鰍鑽 | |
| Liancheng | 翠鳥 | |
| Yudu | 翠子 | |
| Ruijin | 翠子 | |
| Shicheng | 翠子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 取子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 翡翠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 翡翠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 翡翠 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 翠毛鳥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 釣魚翁 |
| Zhangzhou | 釣魚翁 | |
| Tainan | 釣魚翁 GT | |
| Shantou | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 釣魚公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 青翠, 翠花鳥 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Proper noun
翡翠
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (翡翠):
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 翡 | 翠 |
| ひ Hyōgai |
すい Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- jade (gem)
Derived terms
- 翡翠色 (hisuīro)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 翡 | 翠 |
| かわせみ | |
| Hyōgai | Jinmeiyō |
| jukujikun | |
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì).
Noun
- Alternative spelling of 川蝉 (kawsemi, “common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis”)
Derived terms
- 笑翡翠 (waraikawasemi)