桑榆

Chinese

		mulberry tree	elm
trad. (桑榆)		桑	榆
simp. #(桑榆)		桑	榆

Etymology

Literally: mulberry and elm trees

During the evening time, the sun shines through the leaves of the mulberry and elm trees. As a result, this phrase has come to be associated with the evening.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāngyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): song¹ jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāngyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sangyú
    • Wade–Giles: sang¹-yü²
    • Yale: sāng-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangyu
    • Palladius: санъюй (sanʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: song¹ jyu⁴
    • Yale: sōng yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: song¹ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: song¹ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

Noun

桑榆

1. mulberry and elm trees
2. evening

Derived terms

• 失之東隅，收之桑榆／失之东隅，收之桑榆 (shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú)
• 桑榆晚景 (sāngyúwǎnjǐng)
• 桑榆暮景 (sāngyúmùjǐng)