十字路

Chinese

		cross; crucifix	road; path; way
simp. and trad. (十字路)		十字	路
Literally: “十-shaped roads”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shízìlù

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): si̍p-jī-lō͘ / si̍p-lī-lō͘ / cha̍p-jī-lō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shízìlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhzìhlù
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-tzŭ⁴-lu⁴
  - Yale: shŕ-dz̀-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrtzyhluh
  - Palladius: шицзылу (šiczylu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ zi⁶ lou⁶
  - Yale: sahp jih louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ dzi⁶ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ ji⁶ lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː²² lou̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-jī-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: si̍p-jī-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sibjixlo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sip̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-lī-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: si̍p-lī-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siblixlo
  - IPA (Taipei): /sip̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-lō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-lōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zabjixlo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/

Noun

十字路

crossroads; cross-shaped intersection
- 2006, “雨天 [yǔtiān, Rainy Day]”, 小寒 [Xiǎohán, Xiaohan] (lyrics), performed by 孫燕姿:
  
  站在十字路的交點　該怎麼走　我卻只想回頭 [MSC, trad.]
  站在十字路的交点　该怎么走　我却只想回头 [MSC, simp.]
  zhàn zài shízìlù de jiāodiǎn, gāi zěnme zǒu, wǒ què zhǐ xiǎng huítóu [Pinyin]
  Standing in the middle of the crossroads,
  Which way should I go?
  I just want to go back to you, […]

Synonyms

十字路口 (shízìlùkǒu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	字	路
じゅう Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1	ろ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅうじろ [jùújíꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːʑiɾo̞]

(Kyoto) じゅーじろ [jùùjíꜜrò] (Teiki)^[1]

(Osaka) じゅーじろ [jùùjíꜜrò] (Teiki)

Noun

十(じゅう)字(じ)路(ろ) • (jūjiro)

crossroads

Hypernyms

交(こう)差(さ)点(てん) (kōsaten)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “じゅうじ‐ろ［ジフジ‥］【十字路】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here