玉露

Chinese

		jade	to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
simp. and trad. (玉露)		玉	露

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùlù

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwluh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùlù
  - IPA ^(key): /y˥˩꜒꜔ lu˥˩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ lou⁶
  - Yale: yuhk louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ lou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ lou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk˨ lou̯˨/

Noun

玉露

Haworthia cooperi
gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	露
ぎょく Grade: 1	ろ Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements 玉 (gyoku, “gem, jade”) +‎ 露 (ro, “dew”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎょくろ [gyóꜜkùrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) ぎょくろ [gyòkúró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

玉露 (hiragana ぎょくろ, rōmaji gyokuro)

a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea
Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

玉 (ぎょく)露糖 (ろとう) (gyokurotō)
鶴林 (かくりん)玉 (ぎょく)露 (ろ) (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

番茶 (ばんちゃ) (bancha)
緑 (りょく)茶 (ちゃ) (ryokucha, “green tea”)
日 (ひ)覆 (おお)い (hiōi)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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