楊枝

Chinese

		surname; poplar	branch; (a measure word)
trad. (楊枝)		楊	枝
simp. (杨枝)		杨	枝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yángzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángjhih
    • Wade–Giles: yang²-chih¹
    • Yale: yáng-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangjy
    • Palladius: янчжи (jančži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: yèuhng jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

楊枝

1. willow branch

Derived terms

• 楊枝甘露／杨枝甘露 (yángzhī gānlù)
• 楊枝魚／杨枝鱼

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
楊	枝
よう Jinmeiyō	し > じ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
楊子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーじ [yòójí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːʑi]

Noun

楊(よう)枝(じ) • (yōji) ^{←やうじ (yauzi)?}

1. toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN