梨渦

Chinese

		pear	eddy; whirlpool; name of a river
trad. (梨渦)		梨	渦
simp. (梨涡)		梨	涡
alternative forms		黎渦／黎涡

Etymology

Originally 黎渦／黎涡, named after the Song-dynasty courtesan 黎倩.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): líwō

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: líwō
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líwo
    • Wade–Giles: li²-wo¹
    • Yale: lí-wō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuo
    • Palladius: ливо (livo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ wɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: líwōr
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líwor
    • Wade–Giles: li²-wo¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: lí-wōr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuol
    • Palladius: ливор (livor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ wɔɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁴ wo¹
    • Yale: lèih wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ wo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ wɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

梨渦

1. dimple (of a woman)