志留

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (志留)		志	留

Etymology

Short for 志留利亞／志留利亚, which is orthographic borrowing from Japanese ateji coined by Kotō Bunjirō in 1884.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhìliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhìliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhìhlióu
    • Wade–Giles: Chih⁴-liu²
    • Yale: Jr̀-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyhliou
    • Palladius: Чжилю (Čžilju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ lau⁴
    • Yale: ji làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ lɐu̯²¹/

Proper noun

志留

1. the Silurian

Derived terms

• 志留紀／志留纪 (Zhìliú Jì)