華胥

華胥

Chinese

		flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain	all; assist; to store
trad. (華胥)		華	胥
simp. (华胥)		华	胥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huáxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄒㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huásyu
    • Wade–Giles: Hua²-hsü¹
    • Yale: Hwá-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwashiu
    • Palladius: Хуасюй (Xuasjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwä³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/

Proper noun

華胥

1. (Chinese mythology) mythological civilisation to the south of Mount Hua; ideal state
2. (Chinese mythology) mother of Fuxi
3. (～鎮) Huaxu (a town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

Derived terms

華胥世／华胥世 華胥之夢／华胥之梦

華胥調／华胥调

Noun

華胥

1. (figuratively) dream; dreamland

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
華	胥
か Grade: S	しょ Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 華胥 (“Huaxu”), from the chapter "Yellow Emperor" of Liezi, in which the Yellow Emperor dreamt of a paradise of this name during his nap.

Noun

華(か)胥(しょ) • (kasho) 

1. (literary) Synonym of 昼寝 (hirune, “afternoon nap”)

   華(か)胥(しょ)の国(くに)に遊(あそ)ぶ

   kasho no kuni ni asobu

   to have a good nap

   (literally, “to enjoy some leisure time in the land of Huaxu”)