日烏
Chinese
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (日烏) | 日 | 烏 | |
| simp. (日乌) | 日 | 乌 | |
| anagram | 烏日/乌日 | ||
Etymology
From the legend of the three-legged crow in Chinese mythology.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rìwū
- Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rìhwu
- Wade–Giles: jih4-wu1
- Yale: r̀-wū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhu
- Palladius: жиу (žiu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: nyit 'u
Noun
日烏
- (literary, figuratively) sun