鴨綠水

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Chinese

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Yalu River water; river
trad. (鴨綠水) 鴨綠
simp. (鸭绿水) 鸭绿
alternative forms 鴨淥水鸭渌水

Etymology

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According to Tongdian [801], the river 馬訾水马訾水 was colloquially known as 鴨綠水鸭绿水 (Yālùshuǐ) because its waters were green in colour like the head of a mallard.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (37) (26)
Final () (150) (8) (18)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Closed
Division () II III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'aep ljowk sywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠap̚/ /lɨok̚/ /ɕˠiuɪX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔᵚap̚/ /liok̚/ /ɕʷᵚiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔap̚/ /liok̚/ /ɕiuɪX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔaɨp̚/ /luawk̚/ /ɕjwiX/
Li
Rong
/ʔap̚/ /liok̚/ /ɕjuiX/
Wang
Li
/ap̚/ /lĭwok̚/ /ɕwiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔap̚/ /li̯wok̚/ /ɕwiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ya shuǐ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
aap3 luk6 seoi2

Proper noun

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鴨綠水

  1. (historical, obsolete) Yalu River, Amnok River (a river on the China-North Korea border)

Synonyms

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