公孫樹
Chinese
| grandfather | grandson | tree | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (公孫樹) | 公 | 孫 | 樹 | |
| simp. (公孙树) | 公 | 孙 | 树 | |
Etymology
The ginkgo tree reproduces through seeds and takes 20-30 years to bear fruit, hence it is called “grandfather-grandson tree”, meaning that the tree planted by the grandfather can only be harvested for its fruit by the grandson.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): gōngsūnshù
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄕㄨˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gung1 syun1 syu6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-sun-chhiū
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōngsūnshù
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄕㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gongsunshù
- Wade–Giles: kung1-sun1-shu4
- Yale: gūng-swūn-shù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongsuenshuh
- Palladius: гунсуньшу (gunsunʹšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 syun1 syu6
- Yale: gūng syūn syuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 syn1 sy6
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 xun1 xu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ syːn⁵⁵ syː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-sun-chhiū
- Tâi-lô: kong-sun-tshiū
- Phofsit Daibuun: kongsunchiu
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ sun³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu³³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
公孫樹
- ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, tree)
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 公 | 孫 | 樹 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
そん Grade: 4 |
じゅ Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
公孫樹 • (kōsonju)
- synonym of 銀杏 (ichō, “ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 公 | 孫 | 樹 |
| いちよう | ||
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 | Grade: 6 |
| jukujikun | ||
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 公孫樹 / 公孙树 (gōngsūnshù).
Noun
公孫樹 or 公孫樹 • (ichō) ←いちやう (ityau) or イチヤウ (ityau)?
- alternative spelling of 銀杏 (ichō): ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba