水青木

See also: 水靑木

Chinese

		water; river	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	tree; wood
trad. (水青木/水靑木)		水	青/靑	木
simp. (水青木)		水	青	木

Etymology

Calque of Korean 물푸레나무 (mulpurenamu). First attested in the Hyangyak Gugeupbang (향약구급방 / 鄕藥救急方), mid-thirteenth century.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐqīngmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐqīngmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěicingmù
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-chʻing¹-mu⁴
    • Yale: shwěi-chīng-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeichingmuh
    • Palladius: шуйцинму (šujcinmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/

Noun

水青木

1. (Korean Classical Chinese) ash tree

   Synonym: 梣 (cén)

   • 且水靑木，非宮中所有之物 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1527

     cha sucheongmok, bi gung jung so yu ji mul [Sino-Korean]

     And as for the ash tree, it is not something that should be within the palace grounds.

   • 出於兩南及濟州乃水靑木脂也 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1613, 《東醫寶鑑》 (Dongui Bogam)

     chul eo Yangnam geup Jeju nae sucheongmok ji ya [Sino-Korean]

     It comes from the two southern provinces and from Jeju; it is the sap of the ash tree.