春雨

Chinese

		spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	rain
trad. (春雨)		春	雨
simp. ^#(春雨)		春	雨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūnyǔ
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon¹ jyu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhûn-yí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūnyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chunyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun¹-yü³
  - Yale: chwūn-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuenyeu
  - Palladius: чуньюй (čunʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰwən⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceon¹ jyu⁵
  - Yale: chēun yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen¹ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cên¹ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵn⁵⁵ jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhûn-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: cun´ i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cun¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰun²⁴ i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhûn-yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: cun´ (r)i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cun¹ yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰun²⁴ (j)i³¹/

Noun

春雨

(literally) spring rain
(literary, figuratively) gift from above; favour bestowed by a superior

Derived terms

春雨如油
春雨秋霜

杏花春雨
春雨貴如油／春雨贵如油

Japanese

Etymology 1

春雨 (harusame): cooked cellophane noodles, showing the typical translucent quality.

Kanji in this term
春	雨
はる Grade: 2	さめ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

/parusame/ → /ɸarusame/ → /harusame/

Compound of 春 (haru, “spring”) +‎ 雨 (ame, “rain”).[1][2] The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix ᄉ (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English 's. See also 小雨 (kosame, “drizzle”) and 稲 (shine, “rice”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) はるさめ [hàrúsámé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾɯ̟ᵝsa̠me̞]

Noun

春(はる)雨(さめ) • (harusame)

spring rain
cellophane noodle, glass noodle – a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, potato or canna starch), and water.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
春	雨
しゅん Grade: 2	う Grade: 1
on’yomi

Borrowing from Middle Chinese 春雨 (MC t͡ɕʰiuɪn ɦɨo^X, “spring + rain”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) しゅんう [shúꜜǹ'ù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̃ᵝɰ̃ɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

春(しゅん)雨(う) • (shun'u)

spring rain

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
春	雨

Noun

春雨 • (chunu) (hangeul 춘우)

Hanja form^? of 춘우 (“spring rain”).

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN