萇楚
Chinese
editcarambola | distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname | ||
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trad. (萇楚) | 萇 | 楚 | |
simp. (苌楚) | 苌 | 楚 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chángchǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻang2-chʻu3
- Yale: cháng-chǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngchuu
- Palladius: чанчу (čanču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 co2
- Yale: chèuhng chó
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 tso2
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 co2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: drjang tsrhjoX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*daŋ sŋ̊ʰraʔ/
Noun
edit萇楚
- (literary) A plant mentioned in the Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as the star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) or the kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa).
- 隰有萇楚,猗儺其枝。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xí yǒu chángchǔ, ēnuó qí zhī. [Pinyin]
- In the low wet grounds is the carambola tree;
Soft and pliant are its branches.
隰有苌楚,猗傩其枝。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]