扶桑

Chinese

		to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help	mulberry tree
simp. and trad. (扶桑)		扶	桑

Etymology

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fúsāng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄙㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu⁴ song¹
Min Nan (POJ): hû-song

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fúsāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄙㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwusang
  - IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu⁴ song¹
  - Yale: fùh sōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu⁴ song¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu⁴ song¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː²¹ sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hû-song
  - Tâi-lô: hû-song
  - Phofsit Daibuun: husofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hu²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hu¹³⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hu²³⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

扶桑

(Chinese mythology) legendary mulberry tree in the ocean where the sun is supposed to rise
(Chinese mythology) Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan

Derived terms

扶桑國／扶桑国

扶桑花

Noun

扶桑

Alternative name for 朱槿.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
扶	桑
ふ Grade: S	そう Grade: S

Noun

扶桑 (hiragana ふそう, rōmaji fusō, historical hiragana ふさう)

a sacred tree said to exist in Japan
Japan

See also

扶桑国

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