白頭翁
See also: 白头翁
Chinese
| hoary head; white hair; whitehead | elderly person | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白頭翁) | 白頭 | 翁 | |
| simp. (白头翁) | 白头 | 翁 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): báitóuwēng
- (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄥ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): baak6 tau4 jung1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-thâu-ong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: báitóuwēng
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báitóuwong
- Wade–Giles: pai2-tʻou2-wêng1
- Yale: bái-tóu-wēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtourueng
- Palladius: байтоувэн (bajtouvɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 tau4 jung1
- Yale: baahk tàuh yūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 tau4 jung1
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 teo4 yung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-thâu-ong
- Tâi-lô: pe̍h-thâu-ong
- Phofsit Daibuun: peqtau'ofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² ɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² ɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
白頭翁
- light-vented bulbul, Chinese bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
- grey starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Chinese pulsatilla (Anemone chinensis, syn. Pulsatilla chinensis) (herb for killing sperm and parasites)
- white-haired elderly man
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 白 | 頭 | 翁 |
| はく Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 2 |
おう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
白頭 (hakutō, “grey hair”) + 翁 (ō, “old man”)
Pronunciation
Noun
白頭翁 or 白頭翁 • (hakutōō) ←はくとうをう (fakutouwou)?
- gray-haired old man
- synonym of 椋鳥 (mukudori, “white-cheeked starling, grey starling, Spodiopsar cineraceus”)
- synonym of 翁草 (okinagusa, “Pulsatilla cernua”)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried root of Pulsatilla cernua used in medicine