躑躅
See also: 踯躅
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (躑躅) | 躑 | 躅 | |
| simp. (踯躅) | 踯 | 躅 | |
| alternative forms | 蹢躅 | ||
Etymology
Cognate with 躊躇 (OC *du da), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 彳亍 (OC *tʰeɡ toɡs/tʰoɡ), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty > hesitant".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhízhú
- Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄓㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhjhú
- Wade–Giles: chih2-chu2
- Yale: jŕ-jú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrjwu
- Palladius: чжичжу (čžičžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaak6 zuk6
- Yale: jaahk juhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9 dzuk9
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6 zug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚² t͡sʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: drjek drjowk
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]rek [d]rok/
- (Zhengzhang): /*deɡ doɡ/
Verb
躑躅
- (literary) to walk to and fro; to wander about
Synonyms
Noun
躑躅
- (literary) Alternative name for 杜鵑花／杜鹃花 (dùjuānhuā, “rhododendron”).
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 躑 | 躅 |
| つつじ | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
Etymology
Ultimate derivation unknown. Various theories have been proposed, including:
- A shift from 続き咲き (tsuzuki saki, literally “continuously blooming”)
- Possibly related to Korean 철쭉 (cheoljjuk), as in 황철쭉 (hwangcheoljjuk, “Rhododendron japonicum”)
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 躑躅 / 踯躅 (zhízhú).
Pronunciation
Noun
躑躅 or 躑躅 • (tsutsuji)
Usage notes
Broadly speaking, the azalea blooms earlier and is distinguished in Japanese as 皐月 (satsuki).
Proper noun
躑躅 • (Tsutsuji)
- a female given name
- a surname
Further reading
- Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
- Entry at Gogen Allguide (in Japanese)