祖母綠
Chinese
FWOTD – 4 April 2017
paternal grandmother | green | ||
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trad. (祖母綠) | 祖母 | 綠 | |
simp. (祖母绿) | 祖母 | 绿 | |
alternative forms | 助木剌 子母綠/子母绿 芝麻綠/芝麻绿 助木綠/助木绿 |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud) or Persian زمرد (zomorrod). First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
祖母綠
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祖母綠。
- emerald
- 滿頭帶著都是瑪瑙、珊瑚、貓兒眼、祖母綠 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- mǎntóu dài zhe dōu shì mǎnǎo, shānhú, māoryǎn, zǔmǔlǜ [Pinyin]
- her head was adorned with agate, coral, cat's eye, emerald
满头带着都是玛瑙、珊瑚、猫儿眼、祖母绿 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- emerald (colour)
Synonyms
- 呂宋綠/吕宋绿