雪柳

Chinese

		snow	willow
trad. (雪柳)		雪	柳
simp. #(雪柳)		雪	柳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuěliǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ lau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuěliǔ [Phonetic: xuéliǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuěliǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh³-liu³
    • Yale: sywě-lyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheueleou
    • Palladius: сюэлю (sjuelju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ lau⁵
    • Yale: syut láuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ lau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ leo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ lɐu̯¹³/

Noun

雪柳

1. Fontanesia phillyreoides subsp. fortunei
2. (literary, historical) head flower-like ornament made from silk or paper, worn by women during festivals in the Song dynasty

   • 蛾兒雪柳黃金縷，笑語盈盈暗香去。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 辛棄疾《青玉案》

     É'ér xuěliǔ huángjīnlǚ, xiàoyǔ yíngyíng ànxiāng qù. [Pinyin]

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   • 鋪翠冠兒，撚金雪柳，簇帶爭濟楚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     铺翠冠儿，撚金雪柳，簇带争济楚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 李清照《永遇樂》

     Pūcuì guàn'ér, niǎnjīn xuěliǔ, cùdài zhēng jìchǔ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (literary, historical) white paper flowers stringed on a wooden stick, used when paying tribute or holding a funeral procession for the deceased

Synonyms

• (white paper flowers stringed on a wooden stick): (Jin) 雪柳兒／雪柳儿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雪	柳
ゆき Grade: 2	やなぎ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “snow willow”, 雪(ゆき) (yuki, “snow”) + 柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟kʲija̠na̠ɡʲi]

Noun

雪(ゆき)柳(やなぎ) or 雪柳(ユキヤナギ) • (yukiyanagi) 

1. Spiraea thunbergii, a species of meadowsweet

   Synonyms: 小米花 (kogomebana), 小米柳 (kogome-yanagi)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).