烏拉草
Chinese
| a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana, worn in the winter in northeastern China | grass | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏拉草) | 烏拉 | 草 | |
| simp. (乌拉草) | 乌拉 | 草 | |
| alternative forms | 靰鞡草 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡡᠯᡥᠠ
ᡶᠣᠶᠣ (gūlha foyo, “Carex meyeriana”, literally “boot nutsedge”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wùlacǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wùlåcǎo
- Wade–Giles: wu4-la5-tsʻao3
- Yale: wù-la-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh.latsao
- Palladius: улацао (ulacao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹ lä¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wūlācǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wulacǎo
- Wade–Giles: wu1-la1-tsʻao3
- Yale: wū-lā-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulhatsao
- Palladius: улацао (ulacao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
Noun
烏拉草