絲路
Chinese
| silk; thread; trace | road; path; way | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (絲路) | 絲 | 路 | |
| simp. (丝路) | 丝 | 路 | |
Etymology
Short for 絲綢之路/丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Sīlù
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihlù
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-lu4
- Yale: Sz̄-lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syluh
- Palladius: Сылу (Sylu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: si1 lou6
- Yale: sī louh
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 lou6
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 lou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/
- Homophones:
思路
絲路 / 丝路
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Proper noun
絲路