雨林
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Chinese
| rain | woods; forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雨林) | 雨 | 林 | |
| simp. #(雨林) | 雨 | 林 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǔlín
- Wade–Giles: yü3-lin2
- Yale: yǔ-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeulin
- Palladius: юйлинь (jujlinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu5 lam4
- Yale: yúh làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy5 lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: yu5 lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː¹³ lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
雨林
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 雨 | 林 |
| う Grade: 1 |
りん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- a rainforest
- Synonym: 多雨林 (taurin)
See also
- 熱帯雨林 (nettai urin, “tropical rainforest”)
References
- 2004. “うりん【雨林】” in Kenkyūsha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, fifth edition. Tokyo: Kenkyūsha.
多雨林 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
