翡翠

Chinese

green jade; kingfisher bluish-green; green jade
trad. (翡翠)
simp. #(翡翠)
Chinese jadeite buttons.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (14)
Final () (21) (16)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bʉiH/ /t͡sʰiuɪH/
Pan
Wuyun
/bʷɨiH/ /t͡sʰʷiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/biuəiH/ /t͡sʰjuɪH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bujH/ /t͡sʰwiH/
Li
Rong
/biuəiH/ /t͡sʰuiH/
Wang
Li
/bĭwəiH/ /t͡sʰwiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱwe̯iH/ /t͡sʰwiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fèi cuì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fei6 ceoi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 3113 17944
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
𥝋
Old
Chinese
/*bɯls/ /*sʰuds/
Notes

Noun

翡翠

  1. jadeite
    緬甸盛產翡翠缅甸盛产翡翠   Miǎndiàn shèngchǎn fěicuì.   Jadeite is abundant in Myanmar.
  2. kingfisher, especially halcyon

Synonyms

  • (kingfisher):

Proper noun

翡翠

  1. a surname: Feicui

Derived terms

  • 翡翠衾
  • 赤翡翠
  • 翡翠水庫翡翠水库

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翡翠):
  • Japanese: ()(すい) (hisui)
  • Korean: 비취(翡翠) (bichwi)
  • Vietnamese: phỉ thúy (翡翠), phỉ thuý (翡翠)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
すい
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(すい) (hisui) 

  1. jade (gem)
Derived terms
  • ()翠色(すいいろ) (hisuīro)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Jinmeiyō
irregular

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 翡翠 (fěicuì)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) わせみ [kàwásémí] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠se̞mʲi]

Noun

翡翠(かわせみ) (kawasemi) かはせみ (kafasemi)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 川蝉 (common kingfisher)

Korean

Noun

翡翠 (bichwi) (hangeul 비취)

  1. Hanja form? of 비취 (jade).
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