沉香
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See also: 沈香
Chinese
submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop |
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (沉香) | 沉 | 香 | |
| simp. #(沉香) | 沉 | 香 | |
Etymology
So named as it sinks when placed in water.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cam4 hoeng1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀m-hiông
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tîm-hiuⁿ / tîm-hiong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chénsiang
- Wade–Giles: chʻên2-hsiang1
- Yale: chén-syāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernshiang
- Palladius: чэньсян (čɛnʹsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cam4 hoeng1
- Yale: chàhm hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsam4 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: cem4 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀m-hiông
- Hakka Romanization System: ciimˇ hiongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: cim2 hiong1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨm¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-hiuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tîm-hiunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: dimhviw
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tim²³⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-hiong
- Tâi-lô: tîm-hiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: dimhiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
沉香
Synonyms
- 伽南香 (qiénánxiāng)
Derived terms
Proper noun
沉香