雨露

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ChineseEdit

		rain	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
simp. and trad. (雨露)		雨	露

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǔlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁵ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǔlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuluh
    • IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁵ lou⁶
    • Yale: yúh louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵ lou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³ lou̯²²/

NounEdit

雨露

1. rain and dew
2. (figuratively) kindness; grace; favour

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JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Kanji in this term
雨	露
あめ Grade: 1	つゆ Grade: S
kun'yomi

NounEdit

雨露 ‎(hiragana あめつゆ, romaji ametsuyu)

1. rain and dew

Etymology 2Edit

Kanji in this term
雨	露
う Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
on'yomi

NounEdit

雨露 ‎(hiragana うろ, romaji uro)

1. rain and dew
2. (from land becoming wet due to rain and dew) a great fortune or grace
   • c. 1013: Wakan Rōeishū (poem #1, page 47)

     逐吹潛開 不待芳菲之候 迎春乍變 將希雨露之恩

ReferencesEdit

• Kawaguchi, Hisao; Nobuyoshi Shida (1965) Wakan Rōeishū, Ryōjin Hishō, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-060073-7