珠崖

Chinese

		pearl; bead	precipice
simp. and trad. (珠崖)		珠	崖
alternative forms		朱崖
Literally: “Pearl Cliff”.

Etymology

Traditionally thought to be named for the pearls produced on the seaside cliffs in the area. However, the first syllable 珠 (zhū) appears to be a Kra-Dai prefix in toponyms. Compare 朱盧／朱卢 (“a county under Hepu commandery during the Han dynasty”), 珠官 (“a county under Zhuya commandery in Eastern Wu”) and 朱豐／朱丰 (“a county under Hepu commandery during the Southern Qi”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhūyá, Zhūyái

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄓㄨ ㄧㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ ngaai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūyá
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuyá
    • Wade–Giles: Chu¹-ya²
    • Yale: Jū-yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juya
    • Palladius: Чжуя (Čžuja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ jä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhūyái
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄧㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuyái
    • Wade–Giles: Chu¹-yai²
    • Yale: Jū-yái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juyai
    • Palladius: Чжуяй (Čžujaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu¹ ngaai⁴
    • Yale: jyū ngàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ ngaai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ ngai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ ŋaːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyu ngje|ngea

Rime
Character	珠	崖	崖
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	支 (13)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	II
Fanqie	章俱切	魚羈切	五佳切
Baxter	tsyu	ngje	ngea
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕɨo/	/ŋˠiᴇ/	/ŋˠɛ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕio/	/ŋᵚiɛ/	/ŋᵚæ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕio/	/ŋiɛ/	/ŋæi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cuə̆/	/ŋjiə̆/	/ŋaɨj/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕio/	/ŋje/	/ŋɛ/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭu/	/ŋǐe/	/ŋai/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯u/	/ŋie̯/	/ŋai/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhū	yí	yá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu1	ji4	ngaai4

Proper noun

珠崖

1. (～郡) (historical) Zhuya (a commandery located in Hainan during 110–46 BCE of the Western Han, and re-established in 610 CE during the Sui dynasty)
2. (～郡) (historical) Zhuya (a commandery located on Leizhou Peninsula established by the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period)