翠翹

See also: 翠翘

Chinese

		bluish-green; green jade	outstanding; to raise
trad. (翠翹)		翠	翹
simp. (翠翘)		翠	翘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuìqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuìqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuèiciáo
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-chʻiao²
  - Yale: tswèi-chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueychyau
  - Palladius: цуйцяо (cujcjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

翠翹

(archaic) a hair ornament adorned with the long tail feathers of a kingfisher (worn by a woman)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翠翹):

→ Japanese: 翠翹(すいぎょう) (suigyō)
→ Korean: 취교(翠翹) (chwigyo)
→ Vietnamese: thuý kiều (翠翹)

References

翠鳥／翠鸟 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Kingfisher on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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