麈尾

Chinese

		leader of herd; stag	tail
trad. (麈尾)		麈	尾
simp. #(麈尾)		麈	尾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² mei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔwěi [Phonetic: zhúwěi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔwěi
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-wei³
    • Yale: jǔ-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juuwoei
    • Palladius: чжувэй (čžuvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² mei⁵
    • Yale: jyú méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ mei̯¹³/

Noun

麈尾

1. (archaic) whisk (for swatting flies, whisking dust, etc.); duster