芙蓉
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (芙蓉) | 芙 | 蓉 | |
simp. #(芙蓉) | 芙 | 蓉 | |
alternative forms | 夫容 |
Etymology edit
Possibly derived from a word meaning “to blossom”; compare 敷榮/敷荣 (fūróng, “to blossom”) (Zhang and Shen, 2014).
- "Seremban"
- Phono-semantic matching of Malay Sungai Ujong via Cantonese.
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
芙蓉
- lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
- 製芰荷以為衣兮,集芙蓉以為裳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Zhì jìhé yǐwéi yī xī, jí fúróng yǐwéi shāng. [Pinyin]
- I fashioned the flowers of the water-caltrops to adorn my upper garment; I collected those of the lotus for my lower one.
制芰荷以为衣兮,集芙蓉以为裳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
Synonyms edit
- (lotus):
- (cotton rose):
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Proper noun edit
芙蓉
- (~區) Furong (a district of Changsha, Hunan, China)
- (~市) Seremban, Fu Yong (a city, the state capital of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)
Pronunciation 2 edit
Proper noun edit
芙蓉
- Alternative name for 梅山 (Méishān, “Meishan Town, Nan'an, Fujian”).
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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芙 | 蓉 |
ふ Jinmeiyō |
よう Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 芙蓉 (MC bju yowng).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
芙蓉 or 芙蓉 • (fuyō) ←ふよう (fuyou)?
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).