白玉樓
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]white jade; Baiyu County | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | ||
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trad. (白玉樓) | 白玉 | 樓 | |
simp. (白玉楼) | 白玉 | 楼 |
Etymology
[edit]From a Chinese legend where Li He, a poet of the Tang dynasty, was told before death that the celestial Báiyùlóu had been built and he was summoned to record it.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báiyùlóu
- Wade–Giles: pai2-yü4-lou2
- Yale: bái-yù-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyuhlou
- Palladius: байюйлоу (bajjujlou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: baek ngjowk luw
Noun
[edit]白玉樓