黄土

See also: 黃土

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 黄土 – see 黃土 (“loess”). (This term is the simplified form of 黃土).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
黄	土
おう Grade: 2	ど Grade: 1
goon	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
黃土 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 黃土

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​ーど [óꜜòdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːdo̞]

Noun

黄(おう)土(ど) • (ōdo) ^{←わうど (waudo)?}

1. (geology) loess
2. ochre (earth pigment)

Derived terms

• 黄土色(おうどいろ) (ōdo iro, “ochre (yellowish-orange colour)”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
黄	土
こう Grade: 2	ど Grade: 1
kan’on	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
黃土 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 黃土

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​ーど [kóꜜòdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːdo̞]

Noun

黄(こう)土(ど) • (kōdo) ^{←くわうど (kwaudo)?}

1. (geology) loess
2. ochre (earth pigment)