天門冬
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See also: 天门冬
Chinese
| gate to the Heavenly Palace | winter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天門冬) | 天門 | 冬 | |
| simp. (天门冬) | 天门 | 冬 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 mun4 dung1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thian-bûn-tong / thian-bûn-tang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianméndong
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-mên2-tung1
- Yale: tyān-mén-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianmendong
- Palladius: тяньмэньдун (tjanʹmɛnʹdun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 mun4 dung1
- Yale: tīn mùhn dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 mun4 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 mun4 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-bûn-tong
- Tâi-lô: thian-bûn-tong
- Phofsit Daibuun: tienbundofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-bûn-tang
- Tâi-lô: thian-bûn-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: tienbundafng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
天門冬
- root of the Chinese asparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis)
Synonyms
- 天冬 (tiāndōng)