少林
Chinese
young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
woods; forest | ||
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simp. and trad. (少林) |
少 | 林 |
Etymology
少 (Shào) is short for 少室山 (Shàoshìshān, “Shaoshi Peak”), the western peak of Mount Song. The eponymous temple is located north of the peak, a forested area.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shàolín
- Wade–Giles: Shao4-lin2
- Yale: Shàu-lín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shawlin
- Palladius: Шаолинь (Šaolinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ lin³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu3 lam4
- Yale: siu làhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu3 lam4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu3 lem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³³ lɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 少林
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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少 | 林 |
しょう Grade: 2 |
りん Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Chinese 少林 (MC syewH lim).
Proper noun
Derived terms
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