鵲橋

Chinese

		magpie	bridge
trad. (鵲橋)		鵲	橋
simp. (鹊桥)		鹊	桥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ kiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quèqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèciáo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüeh⁴-chʻiao²
    • Yale: chywè-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehchyau
    • Palladius: цюэцяо (cjuecjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³ kiu⁴
    • Yale: jeuk kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

鵲橋

1. (Chinese mythology) magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet once a year
2. (figurative) a place where lovers meet or reunite; something that brings (potential) lovers together

See also

• 烏鵲橋／乌鹊桥