千里草
Chinese
editgrass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | |||
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trad. (千里草) | 千里 | 草 | |
simp. #(千里草) | 千里 | 草 |
Etymology
edit千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 草 (grass)
- The Chinese character for Dong is 董. The character 董 is composed of three components: 千 (one thousand) + 里 (li) + 艹 (grass). In other words, the phrase, "The grass spreads out for thousands of li" is a veiled reference to the Dong surname.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cianlǐcǎo
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-li3-tsʻao3
- Yale: chyān-lǐ-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianliitsao
- Palladius: цяньлицао (cjanʹlicao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit千里草