麋鹿

Chinese

		moose; river bank	deer
simp. and trad. (麋鹿)		麋	鹿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mílù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ luk^6-2
Min Nan (POJ): bî-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: mílù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miluh
  - IPA ^(key): /mi³⁵ lu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁴ luk^6-2
  - Yale: mèih lúk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ luk^9-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ lug²
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bî-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bilok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bi²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

Noun

麋鹿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麋	鹿
び Hyōgaiji	ろく Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 麋鹿 (*myi *luk). Compare modern Chinese 麋鹿 (mílù).

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [biɺ̠o̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

麋鹿 (hiragana びろく, rōmaji biroku)

elk and deer
(figuratively) something rusticated and rural
(figuratively, humble) the quiet country life

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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