紫薇
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Chinese
purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace |
Osmunda regalis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紫薇) | 紫 | 薇 | |
| simp. #(紫薇) | 紫 | 薇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwei
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-wei1
- Yale: dž-wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyuei
- Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
紫微
紫薇
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwéi
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-wei2
- Yale: dž-wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyywei
- Palladius: цзывэй (czyvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zi2 mei4
- Yale: jí mèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 mei4
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 méi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ mei̯²¹/
- Homophones:
紫微
紫薇
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Noun
紫薇
- crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
- Alternative form of 紫微 (zǐwēi)