鮮翠

Chinese

		few; rare; fresh	bluish-green; green jade
trad. (鮮翠)		鮮	翠
simp. (鲜翠)		鲜	翠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāncuì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄘㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāncuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄘㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siancuèi
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-tsʻui⁴
  - Yale: syān-tswèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiantsuey
  - Palladius: сяньцуй (sjanʹcuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Adjective

鮮翠

(ancient Sichuanese) bright; distinct
(literary) fresh and green
- 初甚鮮翠，久乃枯槁 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  初甚鲜翠，久乃枯槁 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 屈大均 (Qu Dajun), 廣東新語, 石語
  chū shèn xiāncuì, jiǔ nǎi kūgǎo [Pinyin]
  It is initially fresh and green, but dries up after a long time

Synonyms

(bright): 鮮明／鲜明 (xiānmíng)