睡蓮

Chinese

		to sleep	lotus
trad. (睡蓮)		睡	蓮
simp. (睡莲)		睡	莲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuìlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁶ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuìlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuèilián
    • Wade–Giles: shui⁴-lien²
    • Yale: shwèi-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueylian
    • Palladius: шуйлянь (šujljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁶ lin⁴
    • Yale: seuih lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁶ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁶ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²² liːn²¹/

Noun

睡蓮

1. water lily

Synonyms

• 蓮花／莲花 (liánhuā)

Derived terms

• 睡蓮葉子 / 睡莲叶子 (shuìlián yèzǐ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
睡	蓮
すい Grade: S	れん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいれん [súꜜìrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sɨiɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

睡(すい)蓮(れん) or 睡蓮(スイレン) • (suiren) 

1. a water lily

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• スイレン目(もく) (Suirenmoku)
• スイレン科(か) (Suirenka)
• スイレン属(ぞく) (Suirenzoku)
• 夜(ヨ)咲(ザキ)睡(スイ)蓮(レン) (yozaki suiren)