"琉球" meaning in Chinese

See 琉球 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/ [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/, /lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/, /li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/, /l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/, /liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/, /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/, /liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/, /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/, /liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Liúqiú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lau⁴ kau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Liù-khiù [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], Liù-giù, Liû-khiû, Liû-kiû, ⁶lieu-jieu, Liúqiú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Lióucióu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Liu²-chʻiu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Lyóu-chyóu [Mandarin, Yale], Liouchyou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Люцю [Mandarin, Palladius], Ljucju [Mandarin, Palladius], làuh kàuh [Cantonese, Yale], lau⁴ kau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], leo⁴ keo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Liù-khiù [Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], liuˇ kiuˇ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], liu² kiu² [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Meinong, Miaoli, Sixian], Liù-giù [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], Liû-khiû [Hokkien, POJ], Liû-khiû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], liu'qiuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], Liû-kiû [Hokkien, POJ], Liû-kiû [Hokkien, Tai-lo], liu'kiuu [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ⁶lieu-jieu [Northern, Wu], lieu^去 jieu [Northern, Wu], ³lieu-jjieu [Northern, Wu], /liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu] Forms: 流求, 琉求, 留求, 瑠求
Etymology: First attested in 《隋書》 (636) as 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw). Further origin unknown. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《隋書》}} 《隋書》, {{ltc-l|流求}} 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw), {{unknown|zh|nocap=y}} unknown Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 琉球
  1. (historical) Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in the Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-琉球-zh-name-6cis1vml Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 37 3
  2. Ryukyu, Ryūkyū (an archipelago in Japan) Categories (place): Islands, Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-琉球-zh-name-QN1blDsZ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 37 3
  3. (~嶼) Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan) Categories (place): Islands, Places in Pingtung County, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: 小琉球
    Sense id: en-琉球-zh-name-PWcKL4lF Categories (other): Chinese links with redundant alt parameters, Chinese links with redundant wikilinks, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 31 29 37 3
  4. (~鄉) Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan) Categories (place): Places in Pingtung County, Places in Taiwan, Townships
    Sense id: en-琉球-zh-name-yS0tpMWK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 琉球國, 琉球国, 琉球族 (Liúqiúzú), 琉球群島 (Liúqiú Qúndǎo), 琉球群岛 (Liúqiú Qúndǎo), 琉球象棋, 琉球鼠李 (Liúqiú shǔlǐ)

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "Liúqiúzú",
      "word": "琉球族"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Liúqiú Qúndǎo",
      "word": "琉球群島"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Liúqiú Qúndǎo",
      "word": "琉球群岛"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "琉球象棋"
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            "2": "-",
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          "expansion": "→ Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ\nᡴᡳᠣ (lio kio)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ\nᡴᡳᠣ (lio kio)"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: leque",
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      "form": "琉求",
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          "kind": "place",
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Places in Taiwan",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "On August fifteenth, the boat will be leaving the harbour of Xiaoliuqiu Island.",
          "ref": "From: 陳一郎, 行船人的純情曲",
          "roman": "Poeh-goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ hit chi̍t kang, chûn beh lī-khui Liû-khiû káng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "text": "八月十五彼一天,船要離開琉球港。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]\n八月十五彼一天,船要离开琉球港。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ],
      "id": "en-琉球-zh-name-PWcKL4lF",
      "links": [
        [
          "嶼",
          "嶼#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Liuqiu",
          "Liuqiu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Pingtung",
          "Pingtung#English"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ]
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        "(~嶼) Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "小琉球"
        }
      ]
    },
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            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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        "Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
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      "id": "en-琉球-zh-name-yS0tpMWK",
      "links": [
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          "鄉",
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          "Liuqiu",
          "Liuqiu#English"
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        [
          "township",
          "township"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liúqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-khiù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liù-giù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶lieu-jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liúqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lióucióu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liu²-chʻiu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lyóu-chyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liouchyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Люцю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Ljucju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làuh kàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leo⁴ keo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-khiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liuˇ kiuˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu² kiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-giù"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu'qiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu'kiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶lieu-jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lieu^去 jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³lieu-jjieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "琉球"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese proper nouns",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Eastern Min lemmas",
    "Eastern Min proper nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "琉球國"
    },
    {
      "word": "琉球国"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Liúqiúzú",
      "word": "琉球族"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Liúqiú Qúndǎo",
      "word": "琉球群島"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Liúqiú Qúndǎo",
      "word": "琉球群岛"
    },
    {
      "word": "琉球象棋"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Liúqiú shǔlǐ",
      "word": "琉球鼠李"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "琉球"
          },
          "expansion": "琉球",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "琉球",
            "2": "りゅうきゅう",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "琉球(りゅうきゅう) (ryūkyū)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Lưu Cầu",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "琉球"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Lưu Cầu (琉球)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "琉球",
            "2": "りゅうきゅう",
            "3": "",
            "4": "Lưu Cầu",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "琉球",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "琉球",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "琉球",
            "v": "琉球",
            "v2": "lưu cầu",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (琉球):\n* → Japanese: 琉球(りゅうきゅう) (ryūkyū)\n* → Vietnamese: Lưu Cầu (琉球), lưu cầu (琉球)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "りゅうきゅう",
            "3": "",
            "4": "Lưu Cầu",
            "v2": "lưu cầu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (琉球):\n* → Japanese: 琉球(りゅうきゅう) (ryūkyū)\n* → Vietnamese: Lưu Cầu (琉球), lưu cầu (琉球)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (琉球):\n* → Japanese: 琉球(りゅうきゅう) (ryūkyū)\n* → Vietnamese: Lưu Cầu (琉球), lưu cầu (琉球)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mnc",
            "2": "ᠯᡳᠣ ᡴᡳᠣ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ\nᡴᡳᠣ (lio kio)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ\nᡴᡳᠣ (lio kio)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "leque",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: leque",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: leque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "《隋書》"
      },
      "expansion": "《隋書》",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "流求"
      },
      "expansion": "流求 (MC ljuw gjuw)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "nocap": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in 《隋書》 (636) as 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw). Further origin unknown.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "流求",
      "raw_tags": [
        "legend"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "琉求",
      "raw_tags": [
        "legend"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "留求",
      "raw_tags": [
        "legend"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "瑠求",
      "raw_tags": [
        "legend"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "琉球",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in the Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Liuqiu",
          "Liuqiu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lieuchieu",
          "Lieuchieu#English"
        ],
        [
          "legendary",
          "legendary"
        ],
        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "east",
          "east"
        ],
        [
          "medieval",
          "medieval"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "variously",
          "variously"
        ],
        [
          "placed",
          "placed"
        ],
        [
          "Okinawa",
          "Okinawa#English"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ],
        [
          "Penghu",
          "Penghu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Islands",
          "islands#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in the Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Islands",
        "zh:Places in Japan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ryukyu, Ryūkyū (an archipelago in Japan)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ryukyu",
          "Ryukyu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ryūkyū",
          "Ryūkyū#English"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Chinese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hokkien terms with quotations",
        "zh:Islands",
        "zh:Places in Pingtung County",
        "zh:Places in Taiwan"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "On August fifteenth, the boat will be leaving the harbour of Xiaoliuqiu Island.",
          "ref": "From: 陳一郎, 行船人的純情曲",
          "roman": "Poeh-goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ hit chi̍t kang, chûn beh lī-khui Liû-khiû káng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]",
          "text": "八月十五彼一天,船要離開琉球港。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]\n八月十五彼一天,船要离开琉球港。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "嶼",
          "嶼#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Liuqiu",
          "Liuqiu#English"
        ],
        [
          "Pingtung",
          "Pingtung#English"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~嶼) Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "小琉球"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Places in Pingtung County",
        "zh:Places in Taiwan",
        "zh:Townships"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "鄉",
          "鄉#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Liuqiu",
          "Liuqiu#English"
        ],
        [
          "township",
          "township"
        ],
        [
          "Pingtung",
          "Pingtung#English"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~鄉) Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liúqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-khiù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liù-giù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶lieu-jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liúqiú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lióucióu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liu²-chʻiu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Lyóu-chyóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liouchyou"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Люцю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Ljucju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làuh kàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lau⁴ kau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leo⁴ keo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-khiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liuˇ kiuˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu² kiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meinong",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liù-giù"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-khiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu'qiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Liû-kiû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liu'kiuu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶lieu-jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lieu^去 jieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³lieu-jjieu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɤ²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "琉球"
}
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  "path": [
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  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
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  "trace": ""
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  "subsection": "",
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  "trace": ""
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  "path": [
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  "subsection": "",
  "title": "琉球",
  "trace": ""
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  "trace": ""
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (1b9bfc5 and 0136956). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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