折柳

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	willow
simp. and trad. (折柳)		折	柳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéliǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ lau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéliǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhéliǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-liu³
    • Yale: jé-lyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerleou
    • Palladius: чжэлю (čžɛlju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ lau⁵
    • Yale: jit láuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ lau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ leo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ lɐu̯¹³/

Verb

折柳

1. to break off a willow branch and offer it as a farewell gift

   折柳寄情  ―  zhéliǔ jìqíng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   折柳送别  ―  zhéliǔ sòngbié  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 折柳攀花
• 攀花折柳
• 霸陵折柳

 

Proper noun

折柳

1. the ancient melody 折楊柳

   • 此夜曲中聞折柳，何人不起故園情。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     此夜曲中闻折柳，何人不起故园情。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 734, Li Bai, 春夜洛城聞笛

     Cǐ yè qū zhōng wén Zhéliǔ, hérén bù qǐ gùyuán qíng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)