華胥
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Chinese
flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain |
all; assist; to store | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (華胥) | 華 | 胥 | |
| simp. (华胥) | 华 | 胥 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄒㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huásyu
- Wade–Giles: Hua2-hsü1
- Yale: Hwá-syū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwashiu
- Palladius: Хуасюй (Xuasjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
華胥
- (Chinese mythology) mythological civilisation to the south of Mount Hua; ideal state
- (Chinese mythology) mother of Fuxi
- (～鎮) Huaxu (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
Derived terms
Noun
華胥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 華 | 胥 |
| か Grade: S |
しょ Hyōgai |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
Literary Chinese 華胥 (Huáxū, “Huaxu”), from the chapter "Yellow Emperor" of Liezi, in which the Yellow Emperor dreamt of a paradise of this name during his nap.