孜然

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Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (孜然)		孜	然
simp. ^#(孜然)		孜	然

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur زىرە (zire).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīrán

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jin⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tsy-zoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihrán
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-jan²
  - Yale: dz̄-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyran
  - Palladius: цзыжань (czyžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ jin⁴
  - Yale: jī yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsy-zoe
  - MiniDict: tsy^平 zoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsr-zoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ zø²¹/

Noun

孜然

cumin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 孜然 (“cumin”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		孜然
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	孜然
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	孜牙旦, 孜然
Central Plains Mandarin	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	孜牙旦
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	孜然
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	孜然
Cantonese	Hong Kong	孜然
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	粗粟
Wu	Shanghai	孜然

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