鴨綠水
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Chinese
[edit]Yalu River | water; river | ||
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trad. (鴨綠水) | 鴨綠 | 水 | |
simp. (鸭绿水) | 鸭绿 | 水 | |
alternative forms | 鴨淥水/鸭渌水 |
Etymology
[edit]According to Tongdian [801], the river 馬訾水/马訾水 was colloquially known as 鴨綠水/鸭绿水 (Yālùshuǐ) because its waters were green in colour like the head of a mallard.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yalùshuěi
- Wade–Giles: Ya1-lu4-shui3
- Yale: Yā-lù-shwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ialuhshoei
- Palladius: Ялушуй (Jalušuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: 'aep ljowk sywijX
Proper noun
[edit]鴨綠水
- (historical, obsolete) Yalu River, Amnok River (a river on the China-North Korea border)