玉露

Chinese

		jade	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (玉露)		玉	露
simp. ^#(玉露)		玉	露

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùlù

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùlù
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-lu⁴
  - Yale: yù-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhluh
  - Palladius: юйлу (jujlu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ lou⁶
  - Yale: yuhk louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² lou̯²²/

Middle Chinese: ngjowk luH

Rime
Character	玉	露
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	魚欲切	洛故切
Baxter	ngjowk	luH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨok̚/	/luo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiok̚/	/luo^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiok̚/	/lo^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuawk̚/	/lɔ^H/
Li Rong	/ŋiok̚/	/lo^H/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwok̚/	/lu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wok̚/	/luo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yù	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	juk⁶	lou⁶

Noun

玉露

dew on an autumn morning that appears as clear as jade
Haworthia cooperi
gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	露
ぎょく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements 玉 (gyoku, “gem, jade”) +‎ 露 (ro, “dew”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎょくろ [gyóꜜkùrò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) ぎょくろ [gyòkúró] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ɾo̞]

Noun

玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) • (gyokuro)

a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea
Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

玉(ぎょく)露糖(ろとう) (gyokurotō)
鶴林(かくりん)玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN