青桐

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	tung tree
trad. (青桐)		青	桐
simp. ^#(青桐)		青	桐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīngtóng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄊㄨㄥˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheⁿ-tông / chhiⁿ-tông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīngtóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄊㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cingtóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tʻung²
  - Yale: chīng-túng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtorng
  - Palladius: цинтун (cintun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    青桐
    青銅 / 青铜
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-tông
  - Tâi-lô: tshenn-tông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'doong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-tông
  - Tâi-lô: tshinn-tông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'doong
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

青桐

Alternative name for 梧桐 (wútóng).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青	桐
あお Grade: 1	きり > ぎり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
靑桐 (kyūjitai) 梧桐

Noun

青(あお)桐(ぎり) or 青桐(アオギリ) • (aogiri)

Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex
Synonyms: 梧桐 (gotō), 碧梧 (hekigo), 蒼梧 (sōgo), 文桐 (ayagiri)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).