彩雲

See also: 彩云

Chinese

		color	cloud
trad. (彩雲)		彩	雲
simp. (彩云)		彩	云
anagram		雲彩／云彩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǎiyún

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi² wan⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhái-hûn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cai² hung⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cǎiyún
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǎiyún
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai³-yün²
    • Yale: tsǎi-yún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaeyun
    • Palladius: цайюнь (cajjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ yn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi² wan⁴
    • Yale: chói wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi² wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi² wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵ wɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhái-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: tshái-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhay'huun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cai² hung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshái hûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ huŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tshojX hjun

Rime
Character	彩	雲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	倉宰切	王分切
Baxter	tshojX	hjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰʌiX/	/ɦɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰəiX/	/ɦiun/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɒiX/	/ɣiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰəjX/	/ɦun/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰᴀiX/	/ɣiuən/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰɒiX/	/ɣĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰɑ̆iX/	/i̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cǎi	yún
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi2	wan4

Noun

彩雲

1. (literary) vibrant clouds; colorful clouds

   • 目睭時常看佇天頂邊　遐有美麗的彩雲 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     目睭时常看伫天顶边　遐有美丽的彩云 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2013, 鄭金川 (lyrics), 王玫 (music), 無妳會畏寒, performed by 天韻合唱團 [Heavenly Melody]

     ba̍k-chiu sî-siông khòaⁿ tī thiⁿ-téng-piⁿ, hia ū bí-lē ê chhái-hûn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Our eyes always look to the horizon; there are beautiful vibrant clouds there

Derived terms

• 彩雲之南／彩云之南 (Cǎiyún zhī Nán)