烏羽玉
Chinese
a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void |
feather | jade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏羽玉) | 烏 | 羽 | 玉 | |
| simp. (乌羽玉) | 乌 | 羽 | 玉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wūyǔyù
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wuyǔyù
- Wade–Giles: wu1-yü3-yü4
- Yale: wū-yǔ-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uyeuyuh
- Palladius: уюйюй (ujujjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
烏羽玉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 烏 | 羽 | 玉 |
| う Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
は > ば Grade: 2 (ateji) |
たま Grade: 1 |
| goon | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Shift from 射干玉 (nubatama, ubatama), with the initial n- or m- dropping off.
The 烏羽 part, normally read as karasuba, literally “crow wings”, is compared to the color of the seed.
Pronunciation
Noun
烏羽玉 • (ubatama)
- the seed of blackberry lily, Iris domestica, notable for being jet-black
- a Japanese sweet made with 求肥 (gyūhi) wrapped in red bean paste, and sprinkled with white sugar
- synonym of ペヨーテ (peyōte): peyote
Derived terms
- 烏羽玉の (ubatama no, pillow word)
- 烏羽玉の筋 (ubatama no suji)