忍冬

Chinese

		to bear; to endure; to tolerate	winter
trad. (忍冬)		忍	冬
simp. #(忍冬)		忍	冬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rěndōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan² dung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rěndōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rěndong
    • Wade–Giles: jên³-tung¹
    • Yale: rěn-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reendong
    • Palladius: жэньдун (žɛnʹdun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan² dung¹
    • Yale: yán dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan² dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen² dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

忍冬

1. Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Synonyms

• 金銀花／金银花 (jīnyínhuā)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忍冬):

• → Japanese: 忍冬(にんどう) (nindō)
• → Korean: 인동(忍冬) (indong)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
忍	冬
すいかずら
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
吸い葛

Noun

忍冬(すいかずら) or 忍冬(スイカズラ) • (suikazura) ^{←すひかづら (sufikadura)?}

1. Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

   Synonyms: 金銀花 (kinginka), 吸い葛 (suikazura), 忍冬 (nindō)}}

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
忍	冬
にん Grade: S	とう > どう Grade: 2
goon	on’yomi

Noun

忍(にん)冬(どう) or 忍冬(ニンドウ) • (nindō) 

1. Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

   Synonyms: 金銀花 (kinginka), 吸い葛 (suikazura), 忍冬 (suikazura)

Usage notes

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