若榴

Chinese
 
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 pomegranate
trad. (若榴) 若 榴
simp. #(若榴) 若 榴
alternative forms 楉榴

Etymology

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Schuessler (2014) reconstructs 100 CE pronunciation ńa-liu < *na-ru & compares to Sogdian n'r'kh *naraka.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 若 榴
Reading # 3/3 1/1
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 陽 (107) 尤 (136)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 而灼切 力求切
Baxter nyak ljuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ȵɨɐk̚/ /lɨu/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ȵiɐk̚/ /liu/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȵʑiɑk̚/ /liəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ȵɨak̚/ /luw/
Li
Rong		 /ȵiak̚/ /liu/
Wang
Li		 /ȵʑĭak̚/ /lĭəu/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȵʑi̯ak̚/ /li̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 ruò liú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 joek6 lau4

Noun

若榴

  1. (literary) Alternative name for 石榴 (shíliú, “pomegranate”).

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 石榴 (“pomegranate”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 石榴, 丹若, 若榴, 楉榴, 安石榴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 石榴, 安石榴
Taxonomic name 石榴, 安石榴
Mandarin Beijing 石榴
Taiwan 石榴
Harbin 石榴
Yantai (Muping) 石榴
Jinan 石榴
Luoyang 石榴
Wanrong 石榴
Xi'an 石榴
Lanzhou 石榴
Ürümqi 石榴
Wuhan 石榴
Chengdu 石榴
Guiyang 石榴
Liuzhou 石榴
Xuzhou 石榴
Yangzhou 石榴
Nanjing 石榴
Singapore 石榴
Pematangsiantar 石榴
Cantonese Guangzhou 石榴, 結子石榴
Hong Kong 石榴, 結子石榴
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 石榴
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 石榴
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 石榴
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 石榴
Macau 石榴
Guangzhou (Panyu) 石榴
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 石榴
Guangzhou (Conghua) 石榴
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 石榴
Foshan 石榴
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 石榴
Foshan (Shunde) 石榴
Foshan (Sanshui) 石榴
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 石榴
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 石榴
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 石榴
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 花棯
Zhuhai (Doumen) 花棯
Jiangmen (Baisha) 花棯
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 花棯
Taishan 花棯
Kaiping (Chikan) 花棯
Enping (Niujiang) 花棯
Heshan (Yayao) 石榴
Dongguan 番鬼石榴
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 石榴
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 石榴
Yangon (Taishan) 石榴
Mandalay (Taishan) 石榴
Gan Nanchang 石榴
Lichuan 石榴
Pingxiang 石榴
Hakka Meixian 石榴仔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 石榴
Dongguan (Qingxi) 石榴
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 番石榴
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 石榴
Conghua (Lütian) 石榴
Yudu 石榴, 石梨
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 石榴仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 石榴仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 石榴
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 石榴
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 石榴仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 石榴
Hong Kong 石榴
Senai (Huiyang) 石榴
Huizhou Jixi 石榴
Jin Taiyuan 石榴
Xinzhou 石榴兒
Northern Min Jian'ou 石榴
Eastern Min Fuzhou 石榴
Fuqing 石榴
Southern Min Xiamen 石榴
Quanzhou 石榴
Zhangzhou 石榴
Taipei 石榴
New Taipei (Sanxia) 石榴
Kaohsiung 石榴
Yilan 石榴
Changhua (Lukang) 石榴
Taichung 石榴
Tainan 石榴
Hsinchu 石榴
Kinmen 石榴
Penghu (Magong) 石榴
Penang (Hokkien) 石榴
Jieyang 石榴
Bangkok (Teochew) 石榴
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 紅花石榴
Singapore (Teochew) 石榴
Haikou 石榴
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 石榴
Wu Shanghai 石榴
Shanghai (Chongming) 石榴
Suzhou 石榴
Danyang 石榴
Hangzhou 石榴
Ningbo 石榴, 金猛
Wenzhou 金櫻
Jinhua 石榴
Xiang Changsha 石榴
Loudi 石榴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
若 榴
じゃく > ざく
Grade: 6		 る > ろ
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Noun

若(ざく)榴(ろ) or 若榴(ザクロ) • (zakuro) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 石榴
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