轆轤首

See also: 辘轳首

Chinese

		well pulley; windlass; winch	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
trad. (轆轤首)		轆轤	首
simp. (辘轳首)		辘轳	首

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lùlúshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk¹ lou⁴ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lùlúshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhlushoou
  - IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ lu³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk¹ lou⁴ sau²
  - Yale: lūk lòuh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁷ lou⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug¹ lou⁴ seo²
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚⁵ lou̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

轆轤首

(Japanese mythology) rokurokubi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
轆	轤	首
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji	Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 轆轤 (rokuro, “lathe”) +‎ 首 (kubi, “neck”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rokurokubi]

Noun

轆轤首 (hiragana ろくろくび, rōmaji rokurokubi)

an imaginary creature with a long neck that can stretch or shrink at will

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.