扶木

Chinese

		to support with hand; to help someone up; to help	tree; wood
simp. and trad. (扶木)		扶	木

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fúmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fúmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fúmù
    • Wade–Giles: fu²-mu⁴
    • Yale: fú-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwumuh
    • Palladius: фуму (fumu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ mu⁵¹/

Proper noun

扶木

1. (Chinese mythology) a legendary tree growing where the sun rises

   • 扶木在陽州，日之所曊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     扶木在阳州，日之所𪰶。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Huainanzi, 2^nd century BCE

     Fúmù zài yángzhōu, rì zhī suǒfèi. [Pinyin]

     The Fu Tree is located in Yang province; it is dried by the sun.

Synonyms

• (legendary tree): 扶桑 (fúsāng)

Coordinate terms

• 尋木 / 寻木
• 建木
• 細柳 / 细柳
• 若木 (ruòmù)