梧桐半死

Chinese

		Chinese parasol tree	to be half-dead
trad. (梧桐半死)		梧桐	半死
simp. ^#(梧桐半死)		梧桐	半死
Literally: “the tung tree is half-dead”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wútóngbànsǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wútóngbànsǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wútóngbànsǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-tʻung²-pan⁴-ssŭ³
  - Yale: wú-túng-bàn-sž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wutorngbannsyy
  - Palladius: утунбаньсы (utunbanʹsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

梧桐半死

to have lost a spouse; to be a widow or widower

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