鴨綠水

Chinese

		water; river
trad. (鴨綠水)	鴨綠	水
simp. (鸭绿水)	鸭绿	水
alternative forms	鴨淥水／鸭渌水

Etymology

According to Tongdian [801], the river 馬訾水／马訾水 was colloquially known as 鴨綠水／鸭绿水 (Yālùshuǐ) because its waters were green in colour like the head of a mallard.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yālùshuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yālùshuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yalùshuěi
  - Wade–Giles: Ya¹-lu⁴-shui³
  - Yale: Yā-lù-shwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ialuhshoei
  - Palladius: Ялушуй (Jalušuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: 'aep ljowk sywijX

Rime
Character	鴨	綠	水
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	來 (37)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	狎 (150)	燭 (8)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	II	III	III
Fanqie	烏甲切	力玉切	式軌切
Baxter	'aep	ljowk	sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠap̚/	/lɨok̚/	/ɕˠiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚap̚/	/liok̚/	/ɕʷᵚi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔap̚/	/liok̚/	/ɕiuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaɨp̚/	/luawk̚/	/ɕjwi^X/
Li Rong	/ʔap̚/	/liok̚/	/ɕjui^X/
Wang Li	/ap̚/	/lĭwok̚/	/ɕwi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔap̚/	/li̯wok̚/	/ɕwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ya	lù	shuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	aap³	luk⁶	seoi²

Proper noun

鴨綠水

(historical, obsolete) Yalu River, Amnok River (a river on the China-North Korea border)

Synonyms

鴨綠江／鸭绿江 (Yālù Jiāng)