杜康

Chinese

		fabricate; restrict; to prevent	peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
trad. (杜康)		杜	康
simp. #(杜康)		杜	康

Etymology

Named after 杜康 (Dù Kāng), the inventor of liquor in Chinese legends.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dùkāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ hong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dùkāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dùkang
    • Wade–Giles: tu⁴-kʻang¹
    • Yale: dù-kāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duhkang
    • Palladius: дукан (dukan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ hong¹
    • Yale: douh hōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ hong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ hong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

杜康

1. (literary) alcoholic drink; liquor

   • 何以解憂？唯有杜康。 [MSC, trad.]
     何以解忧？唯有杜康。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Cao Cao, Duan Ge Xing No. 1 (《短歌行其一》)

     Héyǐ jiěyōu? Wéiyǒu dùkāng. [Pinyin]

     How to relieve my anxiety? Liquor is the only way.