躑躅
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See also: 踯躅
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (躑躅) | 躑 | 躅 | |
| simp. (踯躅) | 踯 | 躅 | |
| alternative forms | 蹢躅 | ||
Etymology
Cognate with 躊躇 (OC *du da), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 彳亍 (OC *tʰeɡ toɡs/tʰoɡ), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty > hesitant".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄓㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhjhú
- Wade–Giles: chih2-chu2
- Yale: jŕ-jú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrjwu
- Palladius: чжичжу (čžičžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaak6 zuk6
- Yale: jaahk juhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9 dzuk9
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6 zug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚² t͡sʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: drjek drjowk
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*rek rok/
- (Zhengzhang): /*deɡ doɡ/
Verb
躑躅
- (literary) to walk to and fro; to wander about
Synonyms
Noun
躑躅
- (literary) Alternative name for 杜鵑花／杜鹃花 (dùjuānhuā, “rhododendron”).
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 躑 | 躅 |
| つつじ | |
| Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| jukujikun | |
Etymology
Ultimate derivation unknown. Various theories have been proposed, including:
- A shift from 続き咲き (tsuzuki saki, literally “continuously blooming”)
- Possibly related to Korean 철쭉 (cheoljjuk), as in 황철쭉 (hwangcheoljjuk, “Rhododendron japonicum”)
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 躑躅／踯躅 (zhízhú).
Noun
Usage notes
Broadly speaking, the azalea blooms earlier and is distinguished in Japanese as 皐月 (satsuki).
Proper noun
- a female given name
- a surname
Further reading
- Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
- Entry at Gogen Allguide (in Japanese)