汊流

汊流

Chinese

		branching stream	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (汊流)		汊	流
simp. #(汊流)		汊	流
alternative forms		岔流 proscribed

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàlióu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa⁴-liu²
    • Yale: chà-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chahliou
    • Palladius: чалю (čalju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

汊流

1. tributary (river that flows into a larger river)

Usage notes

岔流 is a common variant form. It is proscribed by the Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian, but not the Xiandai Hanyu Cidian.