延命菊

Chinese

		to prolong; to extend; to delay	life; fate	chrysanthemum
trad. (延命菊)		延	命	菊
simp. ^#(延命菊)		延	命	菊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánmìngjú

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánmìngjú
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánmìngjyú
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-ming⁴-chü²
  - Yale: yán-mìng-jyú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanminqjyu
  - Palladius: яньминцзюй (janʹminczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

Noun

延命菊

daisy

Synonyms

雛菊／雏菊 (chújú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延	命	菊
えん Grade: 6	めい Grade: 3	きく > ぎく Grade: S
on'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 延(えん)命(めい) (enmei, “life support”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えんめーぎく [èńméꜜègìkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mːe̞ːɡʲikɯ̟]

Noun

延(えん)命(めい)菊(ぎく) or 延命菊(エンメイギク) • (enmeigiku)

daisy

Synonyms

雛(ひな)菊(ぎく) (hinagiku)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN