尾閭
See also: 尾闾
Chinese
edittail | gate of a village; village | ||
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trad. (尾閭) | 尾 | 閭 | |
simp. (尾闾) | 尾 | 闾 |
Etymology
editThe mythological hole is from Zhuangzi.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěilyú
- Wade–Giles: wei3-lü2
- Yale: wěi-lyú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiliu
- Palladius: вэйлюй (vɛjljuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 leoi4 / mei5 leoi5
- Yale: méih lèuih / méih léuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 loey4 / mei5 loey5
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 lêu4 / méi5 lêu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ lɵy̯²¹/, /mei̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit尾閭
- lower reaches (of a river)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) the "tail gate", coccygeal and sacral areas
- (Chinese mythology) a hole that is said to be located at the bottom of the ocean where all water is endlessly leaking away without ever being exhausted.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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尾 | 閭 |
び Grade: S |
りょ Hyōgai |
on'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom Literary Chinese. From 莊子.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (Chinese mythology) a hole that is said to be located at the bottom of the ocean where all water is endlessly leaking away without ever being exhausted.
Derived terms
editReferences
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- Japanese terms spelled with 閭 read as りょ
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