睡蓮

Chinese

		to sleep	lotus
trad. (睡蓮)		睡	蓮
simp. (睡莲)		睡	莲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuìlián

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁶ lin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuìlián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuèilián
  - Wade–Giles: shui⁴-lien²
  - Yale: shwèi-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueylian
  - Palladius: шуйлянь (šujljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁶ lin⁴
  - Yale: seuih lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ lin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² liːn²¹/

Noun

睡蓮

water lily

Derived terms

睡蓮葉子／睡莲叶子 (shuìlián yèzǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
睡	蓮
すい Grade: S	れん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいれん [súꜜìrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [sɨᵝiɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

睡(すい)蓮(れん) or 睡蓮(スイレン) • (suiren)

a water lily

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

スイレン目(もく) (Suirenmoku)
スイレン科(か) (Suirenka)
スイレン属(ぞく) (Suirenzoku)
夜(ヨ)咲(ザキ)睡(スイ)蓮(レン) (yozaki suiren)

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