玉露

Chinese

		jade	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (玉露)		玉	露
simp. #(玉露)		玉	露

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùlù
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-lu⁴
    • Yale: yù-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhluh
    • Palladius: юйлу (jujlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ lou⁶
    • Yale: yuhk louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² lou̯²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 玉露

2. gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	露
ぎょく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements 玉 (gyoku, “gem, jade”) +‎ 露 (ro, “dew”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) • (gyokuro) 

1. a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
2. gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea

   Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

• 玉(ぎょく)露糖(ろとう) (gyokurotō)
• 鶴林(かくりん)玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

• 番茶(ばんちゃ) (bancha)
• 緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ) (ryokucha, “green tea”)
• 日(ひ)覆(おお)い (hiōi)