留萌

Chinese

		leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve	(archaic) people; sprout; (neologism) moe, cute
trad. (留萌)		留	萌
simp. #(留萌)		留	萌

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 留萌 (Rumoi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liúméng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liúméng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lióuméng
    • Wade–Giles: Liu²-mêng²
    • Yale: Lyóu-méng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lioumeng
    • Palladius: Люмэн (Ljumɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

留萌

1. (～市) Rumoi (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
留	萌
る Grade: 5	もえ > もい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	irregular

Etymology

Certainly from Ainu, but further details are unclear and disputed.

Proper noun

留(る)萌(もい) • (Rumoi) 

1. Rumoi (a city in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan).