五辛
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Chinese
| five | pungent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (五辛) |
五 | 辛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔsin
- Wade–Giles: wu3-hsin1
- Yale: wǔ-syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushin
- Palladius: усинь (usinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 san1
- Yale: ńgh sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
五辛
- (Buddhism) "five pungent roots" (five forbidden vegetables in Buddhist cuisine). Includes garlic and asafoetida; the other three are among Allium victorialis, Allium chinense, Allium fistulosum, Allium macrostemon and Allium tuberosum, according to various sources.
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Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“五辛” in 佛學大辭典 .
