芡實
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See also: 芡实
Chinese
| Euryale ferox; cornstarch | real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (芡實) | 芡 | 實 | |
| simp. (芡实) | 芡 | 实 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): him3 sat6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiàm-si̍t
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciànshíh
- Wade–Giles: chʻien4-shih2
- Yale: chyàn-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiannshyr
- Palladius: цяньши (cjanʹši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: him3 sat6
- Yale: him saht
- Cantonese Pinyin: him3 sat9
- Guangdong Romanization: him3 sed6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːm³³ sɐt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiàm-si̍t
- Tâi-lô: khiàm-si̍t
- Phofsit Daibuun: qiarmsit
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sit̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰiam¹¹⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiam²¹⁻⁴¹ sit̚⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
芡實
- foxnut; seed of Euryale ferox (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 芡實, 雞頭米 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 雞斗米 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雞頭蓮, 雞腦殼 |
| Zigong | 雞腦殼 | |
| Wuhan | 雞頭包 | |
| Tianmen | 雞頭包 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雞頭果 |
| Yangzhou | 雞頭米子 | |
| Lianshui | 雞頭菱角 | |
| Anqing | 雞包頭 | |
| Wuhu | 雞頭果子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 茨實, 肇實 |
| Hong Kong | 茨實, 肇實 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雞頭蓮 |
| Lichuan | 雞頭蓮 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雞頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 芡實, 雞頭米 |
| Quanzhou | 芡實 | |
| Tainan | 芡實 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 肇實 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雞頭 |
| Suzhou | 雞頭, 芡實 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雞頭菱, 芡實子, 雞頭蓮 |