忍冬

Chinese

		to bear; to endure; to tolerate	winter
trad. (忍冬)		忍	冬
simp. ^#(忍冬)		忍	冬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rěndōng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan² dung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rěndōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rěndong
  - Wade–Giles: jên³-tung¹
  - Yale: rěn-dūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reendong
  - Palladius: жэньдун (žɛnʹdun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan² dung¹
  - Yale: yán dūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan² dung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen² dung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

忍冬

Japanese honeysuckle, golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Synonyms

金銀花／金银花 (jīnyínhuā)

Compounds

短梗忍冬 (duǎngěng rěndōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忍冬):

→ Japanese: 忍冬(にんどう) (nindō)
→ Korean: 인동(忍冬) (indong)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
忍	冬
にん Grade: S	とう > どう Grade: 2
goon	on'yomi

Noun

忍(にん)冬(どう) or 忍冬(ニンドウ) • (nindō)

synonym of 吸葛 (suikazura, “Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)”)
(traditional Chinese medicine) dried stalk and leaves of Japanese honeysuckle

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

匂(におい)忍(にん)冬(どう) (nioinindō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
忍	冬
すいかずら
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
吸葛

Noun

忍冬(すいかずら) or 忍冬(スイカズラ) • (suikazura) ^{←すひかづら (sufikadura)^?}

alternative spelling of 吸葛 (suikazura, “Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)”)
Synonyms: 金銀花 (kinginka), 忍冬 (nindō)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).