玉露

玉露

Chinese

		jade	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (玉露)		玉	露
simp. #(玉露)		玉	露

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùlù
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-lu⁴
    • Yale: yù-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhluh
    • Palladius: юйлу (jujlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ lou⁶
    • Yale: yuhk louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² lou̯²²/

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• Middle Chinese: /ŋɨok̚  luo^H/

Rime
Character	玉	露
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鍾 (8)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	魚欲切	洛故切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨok̚/	/luoH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiok̚/	/luoH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiok̚/	/loH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuawk̚/	/lɔH/
Li Rong	/ŋiok̚/	/loH/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwok̚/	/luH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wok̚/	/luoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wù	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	juk6	lou6

Noun

玉露

1. dew on an autumn morning that appears as clear as jade
2. Haworthia cooperi
3. gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	露
ぎょく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements 玉 (gyoku, “gem, jade”) +‎ 露 (ro, “dew”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) ぎょ​くろ [gyóꜜkùrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• (Tokyo) ぎょくろ [gyòkúró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) • (gyokuro) 

1. a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
2. gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea

   Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

• 玉(ぎょく)露糖(ろとう) (gyokurotō)
• 鶴林(かくりん)玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

• 番茶(ばんちゃ) (bancha)
• 緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ) (ryokucha, “green tea”)
• 日(ひ)覆(おお)い (hiōi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN