林投
Chinese
editwoods; forest | to throw; to send | ||
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simp. and trad. (林投) |
林 | 投 |
Etymology
editThere is a folk etymology that the name derives from the Taiwanese folktale/legend of 'Sister Pandanus' (林投姐), in which the titular character commits suicide by throwing herself from the pandanus tree (and by extension 'forest').
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “phonetic transcription of word in a Taiwanese Aboriginal language?”)
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: líntóu
- Wade–Giles: lin2-tʻou2
- Yale: lín-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lintour
- Palladius: линьтоу (linʹtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lam4 tau4
- Yale: làhm tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lam4 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: lem4 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐm²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit林投