柳絮

Chinese

		willow	line with cotton wadding
trad. (柳絮)		柳	絮
simp. ^#(柳絮)		柳	絮

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liǔxù

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ seoi⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liú-sìr / liú-sù / liú-sì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liǔxù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liǒusyù
  - Wade–Giles: liu³-hsü⁴
  - Yale: lyǒu-syù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leoushiuh
  - Palladius: люсюй (ljusjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lau⁵ seoi⁵
  - Yale: láuh séuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ soey⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ sêu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ sɵy̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liú-sìr
  - Tâi-lô: liú-sìr
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /liu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liú-sù
  - Tâi-lô: liú-sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liwsux
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liú-sì
  - Tâi-lô: liú-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liwsix
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

Middle Chinese: ljuwX sjoH

Rime
Character	柳	絮
Reading #	1/1	1/4
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力久切	息據切
Baxter	ljuwX	sjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨu^X/	/sɨʌ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/liu^X/	/siɔ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/liəu^X/	/siɔ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luw^X/	/sɨə̆^H/
Li Rong	/liu^X/	/siɔ^H/
Wang Li	/lĭəu^X/	/sĭo^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ə̯u^X/	/si̯wo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liǔ	xù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lau⁵	seoi³

Noun

柳絮

willow catkins
(literary, poetic) snowflakes

Synonyms

(willow catkins):
- 柳綿／柳绵 (liǔmián)
- 楊花／杨花 (yánghuā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柳	絮
りゅう Grade: S	じょ Hyōgai
kan'on	kan'yōon

Noun

柳(りゅう)絮(じょ) • (ryūjo)

willow down