雪柳

雪柳

Chinese

		snow	willow; surname
simp. and trad. (雪柳)		雪	柳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuěliǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuěliǔ [Phonetic: xuéliǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheueleou
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

雪柳

1. Fontanesia phillyreoides subsp. fortunei
2. (literary, historical) head flower-like ornament made from silk or paper, worn by women during festivals in the Song dynasty

   • 蛾兒雪柳黃金縷，笑語盈盈暗香去。 [MSC, trad.]
     蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 辛棄疾《青玉案》

     É'ér xuěliǔ huángjīnlǚ, xiàoyǔ yíngyíng ànxiāng qù. [Pinyin]

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   • 鋪翠冠兒，撚金雪柳，簇帶爭濟楚。 [MSC, trad.]
     铺翠冠儿，撚金雪柳，簇带争济楚。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 李清照《永遇樂》

     Pūcuì guàn'ér, niǎnjīn xuěliǔ, cùdài zhēng jìchǔ. [Pinyin]

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3. (literary, historical) white paper flowers stringed on a wooden stick, used when paying tribute or holding a funeral procession for the deceased