Chinese More information surname; poplar, branch; (a measure word) ... surname; poplar branch; (a measure word) trad. (楊枝) 楊 枝 simp. (杨枝) 杨 枝 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): yángzhī (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄓ Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng4 zi1 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 willow branch Derived terms 楊枝甘露／杨枝甘露 (yángzhī gānlù)楊枝魚／杨枝鱼 Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 楊 枝 ようJinmeiyō し > じGrade: 5 on'yomi Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 楊子 ClosePronunciation (Tokyo) よーじ [yòójí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]IPA(key): [jo̞ːʑi] Noun 楊(よう)枝(じ) • (yōji) ←やうじ (yauzi)? 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 Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.