松楸
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Chinese[edit]
pine | Catalpa; Mallotus japonicus | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (松楸) | 松 | 楸 | |
simp. #(松楸) | 松 | 楸 |
Etymology[edit]
松 (sōng, “pine tree”) and 楸 (qiū, “Catalpa bungei”) used to be trees commonly planted in graveyards, hence becoming a metonym for graves.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: songciou
- Wade–Giles: sung1-chʻiu1
- Yale: sūng-chyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: songchiou
- Palladius: сунцю (suncju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: zjowng tshjuw
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*sɢloŋ sʰɯw/
Noun[edit]
松楸
- (literary, figurative) grave; tomb
- (literary, figurative) the tombs of one's deceased parents or other relatives