龍鬚

龍鬚

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	beard; mustache
trad. (龍鬚)		龍	鬚
simp. (龙须)		龙	须

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ sou¹
• Min Nan (POJ): lêng-chhiu / liông-chhiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lóngxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longshiu
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ sou¹
    • Yale: lùhng sōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ sou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ sou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ sou̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-chhiu
    • Tâi-lô: lîng-tshiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengchiw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-chhiu
    • Tâi-lô: liông-tshiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongchiw
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /lɨoŋ  sɨo/▼

Rime
Character	龍	鬚
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力鍾切	相俞切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨoŋ/	/sɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/lioŋ/	/sio/
Shao Rongfen	/lioŋ/	/sio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luawŋ/	/suə̆/
Li Rong	/lioŋ/	/sio/
Wang Li	/lĭwoŋ/	/sĭu/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯woŋ/	/si̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lóng	xū

Noun

龍鬚

1. (literally) dragon's beard
2. (figuratively) something long and thin, resembling dragon's beard
3. (figuratively, literary, historical) beard of emperors
4. (Min Nan) cloth pulled on a coffin during a funeral procession
5. Short for 龍鬚草／龙须草 (“Chinese alpine rush”).
6. Short for 龍鬚席／龙须席 (“mat made from Chinese alpine rush”).

Derived terms

拔龍鬚／拔龙须 搝龍鬚／搝龙须 龍鬚友／龙须友 龍鬚席／龙须席 龍鬚水／龙须水

龍鬚溝／龙须沟 龍鬚糖／龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng) 龍鬚草／龙须草 龍鬚菜／龙须菜 (lóngxūcài) 龍鬚麵／龙须面 (lóngxūmiàn)