絲路

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	road; path; way
trad. (絲路)		絲	路
simp. (丝路)		丝	路

Etymology

Short for 絲綢之路／丝绸之路 (Sīchóu zhī Lù).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sīlù

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sīlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sihlù
  - Wade–Giles: Ssŭ¹-lu⁴
  - Yale: Sz̄-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syluh
  - Palladius: Сылу (Sylu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: si¹ lou⁶
  - Yale: sī louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/
  - Homophones:
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    思路
    絲路／丝路

Proper noun

絲路

Silk Road

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