"松竹梅" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sōngzhúméi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sōngzhúméi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], songjhúméi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sung¹-chu²-mei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sūng-jú-méi [Mandarin, Yale], songjwumei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сунчжумэй [Mandarin, Palladius], sunčžumɛj [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 松竹梅
  1. pine, bamboo and plum, the three plants which do not wither in winter; the Three Friends of Winter; symbols of resilience and perseverance
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-zh-noun-pkDPIbbT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [ɕo̞ːt͡ɕikɯ̟ᵝba̠i] Forms: 松竹梅 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (ちく), (ばい)), Shōchikubai [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 松竹梅 (MC zjowng trjuwk mwoj). First cited to a text from 1359. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうちくはい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|松竹梅}} 松竹梅 (MC zjowng trjuwk mwoj) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しょうちくばい}} 松(しょう)竹(ちく)梅(ばい) • (Shōchikubai)
  1. name of a late-Edo period 箏曲 (sōkyoku, “koto song”)
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-name-BbeHJurA
  2. name of various 長唄 (nagauta)
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-name-ZYTehJJN
  3. name of a 河東節 (katō-bushi)
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-name-CIvZreko
  4. name of a rakugo
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-name-E7hTHjQJ Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 0 15 16 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 6 0 25 25 19 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 6 0 26 23 21 18
  5. name of a brand of sake (branded as “Sho Chiku Bai” in English)
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-name-S2Cdi2Ad Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 0 15 16 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 6 0 25 25 19 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 6 0 26 23 21 18

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɕo̞ːt͡ɕikɯ̟ᵝba̠i] Forms: 松竹梅 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (ちく), (ばい)), shōchikubai [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 松竹梅 (MC zjowng trjuwk mwoj). First cited to a text from 1359. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうちくはい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|松竹梅}} 松竹梅 (MC zjowng trjuwk mwoj) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうちくばい}} 松(しょう)竹(ちく)梅(ばい) • (shōchikubai)
  1. the pine, bamboo, and plum as a set; the three auspicious symbols of the Japanese New Year Categories (topical): New Year
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-noun-m~SyU0Nj Disambiguation of New Year: 3 1 0 3 4 86 3 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 0 15 16 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 6 0 25 25 19 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 6 0 26 23 21 18
  2. a three-rank system based on grades or classes of certain items
    Sense id: en-松竹梅-ja-noun-Ojv4tqyI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 0 18 18 14 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 8 0 15 16 29 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 6 0 25 25 19 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 6 0 26 23 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 歳寒三友: 松 (shō) (english: Three Friends of Winter; pine), (chiku) (english: bamboo), (bai) (english: plum), 松竹梅 ranking system: 松 (shōchikubai) (english: pine; matsu, the top rank), (english: bamboo; take, the middle rank), (english: plum; ume, the low rank)

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