梨渦

Chinese

		pear	eddy; whirlpool; name of a river
trad. (梨渦)		梨	渦
simp. (梨涡)		梨	涡
variant forms		黎渦／黎涡

Etymology

Originally 黎渦／黎涡, named after the Song-dynasty courtesan 黎倩.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): líwō

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ wo¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: líwō
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuo
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ u̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: líwōr
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄨㄛㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuol
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ wɔɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ wo¹
  - Yale: lèih wō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ wo¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ wo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ wɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

梨渦

dimple (of a woman)

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