羽書
Chinese
| feather | letter, message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (羽書) | 羽 | 書 | |
| simp. (羽书) | 羽 | 书 | |
Etymology
Literally, “feathered letter”; a letter that flies like a bird.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǔshū
- Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǔshu
- Wade–Giles: yü3-shu1
- Yale: yǔ-shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeushu
- Palladius: юйшу (jujšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu5 syu1
- Yale: yúh syū
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy5 sy1
- Guangdong Romanization: yu5 xu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː¹³ syː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
羽書
- (literary, poetic) urgent letter; message of emergency
- 每聞羽書告急之聲，心灼內熱，四體驚竦。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Měi wén yǔshū gàojí zhī shēng, xīn zhuó nèi rè, sìtǐ jīng sǒng. [Pinyin]
- Every time I receive urgent messages carrying news of alarm, I feel a boiling inside, and my limbs tremble in terror.
每闻羽书告急之声，心灼内热，四体惊竦。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]