玉塵

玉塵

See also: 玉尘

Chinese

		jade	dust; dirt; earth
trad. (玉塵)		玉	塵
simp. (玉尘)		玉	尘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ can⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yùchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwchern
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùchén
    • IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ can⁴
    • Yale: yuhk chàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ tsan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ cen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² t͡sʰɐn²¹/

Noun

玉塵

1. (archaic) Alternative name for 玉屑.
2. (literary) snow
3. (literary) petal

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	塵
ぎょく Grade: 1	じん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

/gyokudin/ > /gyokuzin/. Literally "beautiful dirt".

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝʑĩɴ]

Noun

玉塵 (hiragana ぎょくじん, rōmaji gyokujin, historical hiragana ぎょくぢん)

1. (rare) snow

Synonyms

• 雪 (ゆき) (yuki)