玉露

Chinese

jade
 
to show; to reveal; to expose
to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
trad. (玉露)
simp. #(玉露)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (37)
Final () (8) (23)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter ngjowk luH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋɨok̚/ /luoH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋiok̚/ /luoH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiok̚/ /loH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋuawk̚/ /lɔH/
Li
Rong
/ŋiok̚/ /loH/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwok̚/ /luH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋi̯wok̚/ /luoH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
juk6 lou6

Noun

玉露

  1. dew on an autumn morning that appears as clear as jade
  2. Haworthia cooperi
  3. gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎょく
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements (gyoku, gem, jade) + (ro, dew). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぎょく)() • (gyokuro) 

  1. a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
  2. gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea
    Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

  • (ぎょく)露糖(ろとう) (gyokurotō)
  • 鶴林(かくりん)(ぎょく)() (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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