枕木

Chinese

		pillow	tree; wood
simp. and trad. (枕木)		枕	木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhěnmù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam² muk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chím-bo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhěnmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeenmuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam² muk⁶
  - Yale: jám muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam² muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem² mug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³⁵ mʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chím-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsím-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cymbok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡ɕim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

Noun

枕木

railway sleeper; railroad tie

Synonyms

道木 (dàomù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枕	木
まくら Grade: S	き > ぎ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

枕 (makura, “pillow”) +‎ 木 (ki, “lumber piece”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) まくらぎ [màkúráꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ma̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

枕木 (hiragana まくらぎ, rōmaji makuragi)

(rail transport) railway sleeper; railroad tie

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