芫荽

Chinese

	Daphne genkwa
trad. (芫荽)	芫	荽
simp. ^#(芫荽)	芫	荽
alternative forms	蒝荽園荽／园荽原荽芫茜

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “How is this related to 胡荽 (húsuī)? And is it related at all (say, a blend) to 芫花 (yuánhuā)?”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yánsuī, yuánsuī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟ, ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan² xu¹

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yánsui

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yénsuī

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): янсуй (i͡ansuy, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ seoi¹ / jyun⁴ sai¹ / jim⁴ sai¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): jin⁴ soi¹
Gan (Wiktionary): ien⁴ sui
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): yan² sui¹
Jin (Wiktionary): ie¹ sui²
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ieng² sui¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iân-sui / iâm-suiⁿ / ian-sui / iân-suiⁿ / oan-sui / oân-suiⁿ / oân-sui / iâm-sui

(Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁵ sui¹ / uêng⁵ sui¹
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): jim⁴ slai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánsuī → yánsui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟ → ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄙㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánsue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-sui⁵
  - Yale: yán-swei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan.suei
  - Palladius: яньсуй (janʹsuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/ → /jɛn³⁵ su̯eɪ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánsuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánsuei
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-sui¹
  - Yale: ywán-swēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuansuei
  - Palladius: юаньсуй (juanʹsuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yan² xu¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ianxy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛn²¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: yánsui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iã²⁴ suei/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: yénsuī
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yen² sui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iẽ²⁴ suəi⁴⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: янсуй (i͡ansuy, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iæ̃²⁴ suei⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ seoi¹ / jyun⁴ sai¹ / jim⁴ sai¹
  - Yale: yùhn sēui / yùhn sāi / yìhm sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ soey¹ / jyn⁴ sai¹ / jim⁴ sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ sêu¹ / yun⁴ sei¹ / yim⁴ sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/, /jyːn²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/, /jiːm²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Note: jyun4 sai1, jim4 sai1 - vernacular, often written as 芫茜.

- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: jin⁴ soi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /zin²¹ sɔi²¹³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ien⁴ sui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛn³⁵ sui²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yan² sui¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ian¹¹ suɪ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ie¹ sui²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ie¹¹ suei⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ieng² sui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ ɬui⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-sui
  - Tâi-lô: iân-sui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iensuy
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /iɛn²⁴⁻²¹ sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /iɛn²⁴⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² sui³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâm-suiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iâm-suinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iamsvuy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iam¹³⁻²² suĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ian-sui
  - Tâi-lô: ian-sui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iensuy
  - IPA (Lukang): /iɛn³³ sui³³/
- (Hokkien: Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-suiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iân-suinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iensvuy
  - IPA (Yilan): /iɛn²⁴⁻³³ suĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-sui
  - Tâi-lô: uan-sui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oansuy
  - IPA (Kinmen): /uan⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-suiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: uân-suinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oansvuy
  - IPA (Penang): /uan²³⁻²¹ suĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Singapore, Medan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-sui
  - Tâi-lô: uân-sui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oansuy
  - IPA (Singapore): /uan²⁴⁻²¹ sui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâm-sui
  - Tâi-lô: iâm-sui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iamsuy
  - IPA (Singapore): /iam²⁴⁻²¹ sui⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uang⁵ sui¹ / uêng⁵ sui¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng sui / uêng sui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sui³³/, /ueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sui³³/

Note:

uang5 sui1 - Shantou;
uêng5 sui1 - Chaozhou.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: jim⁴ slai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jim²¹ ɬəi⁵³/

Noun

芫荽

coriander

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 芫荽 (“coriander”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		胡荽
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		芫荽
Taxonomic name		芫荽
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	香菜
	Taiwan	香菜
	Chengde	香菜
	Ulanhot	香菜
	Tongliao	香菜
	Chifeng	芫荽, 香菜, 芫菜
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	芫荽, 香菜
	Heihe	香菜
	Qiqihar	香菜
	Harbin	香菜
	Jiamusi	香菜
	Baicheng	香菜
	Changchun	香菜
	Tonghua	香菜
	Shenyang	香菜
	Jinzhou	香菜
	Singapore	香菜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	芫荽
	Tangshan	香菜
	Cangzhou	芫荽菜, 香菜
	Baoding	芫荽
	Shijiazhuang	香菜
	Lijin	芫荽
	Jinan	芫荽, 香菜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	香菜
	Dandong	香菜
	Yantai	芫荽, 香菜
	Yantai (Muping)	芫食
	Qingdao	芫荽, 香菜
	Zhucheng	芫荽
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	香菜, 芫荽
	Lingbao	芫荽
	Jining	芫荽
	Wanrong	芫荽
	Linfen	芫荽
	Shangqiu	芫荽, 香菜
	Yuanyang	香菜
	Zhengzhou	芫荽
	Xinyang	香菜
	Baihe	芫荽
	Xi'an	香菜, 芫荽 dated
	Baoji	芫荽, 香菜
	Tianshui	芫荽
	Xining	芫荽, 香菜
	Xuzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Fuyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	芫荽
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	芫荽
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Bayanhot	香菜
	Lanzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Dunhuang	芫荽
	Hami	芫荽
	Ürümqi	芫荽, 香菜
	Jimsar	芫荽
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	芫荽, 香菜
	Nanchong	芫荽
	Dazhou	芫荽
	Hanyuan	芫荽子
	Xichang	芫荽
	Zigong	芫荽
	Chongqing	芫荽
	Wuhan	芫荽, 香菜
	Yichang	芫荽, 香菜
	Xiangyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Tianmen	芫荽
	Guiyang	芫荽
	Zunyi	芫荽
	Bijie	芫荽
	Liping	芫荽
	Zhaotong	芫荽
	Dali	芫荽
	Kunming	芫荽
	Mengzi	芫荽
	Guilin	芫荽
	Liuzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Jishou	芫荽
	Changde	芫荽菜
	Hanzhong	芫荽, 香菜
	Pematangsiantar	芫荽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	芫荽, 香菜
	Yangzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Lianyungang	芫荽, 香菜
	Lianshui	芫荽
	Nantong	芫荽, 香菜
	Anqing	香菜
	Wuhu	芫荽, 芫荽菜, 香菜
	Hefei	芫荽
	Hong'an	芫荽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	芫茜
	Hong Kong	芫茜, 香茜
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	芫茜
	Macau	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	芫茜
	Foshan	芫茜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	芫茜
	Foshan (Shunde)	芫茜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	芫茜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	香芹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	芫茜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	芫茜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	芫茜
	Taishan	芫茜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	芫茜
	Enping (Niujiang)	芫茜
	Heshan (Yayao)	香芹
	Dongguan	芫茜, 芫香
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	芫茜
	Qingyuan	芫茜
	Fogang	芫茜
	Yingde (Hanguang)	芫茜
	Yangshan	芫茜
	Lianshan (Butian)	芫茜
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	芫茜
	Shaoguan	芫茜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	芫茜
	Renhua	芫茜
	Lechang	芫茜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	芫茜
	Sihui	芫茜
	Guangning	芫茜
	Deqing	芫茜
	Huaiji	芫茜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	芫茜
	Yunfu	芫茜, 香茜
	Xinxing	芫茜
	Luoding	芫茜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	芫茜
	Xinyi	香茜
	Lianjiang	芫茜
	Nanning	芫茜
	Wuzhou	芫茜
	Yulin	芫茜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	芫茜
	Guiping (Jintian)	芫荽
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	芫荽, 番鬼芫荽
	Guiping (Madong)	芫荽, 番鬼芫荽
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	芫茜
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	芫茜, 香菜
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	芫茜, 香菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	芫茜
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	芫茜, 香菜
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	芫茜
	Móng Cái	芫茜
Yangon (Taishan)	芫荽
Mandalay (Taishan)	芫荽
Gan	Nanchang	芫荽
Gan	Pingxiang	芫荽
Hakka	Meixian	芫荽, 芫荽仔, 狗鬚仔, 芫香仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	芫香仔, 芫荽, 香菜仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	香菜
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Boluo (Bendihua)	芫荽
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	香菜
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	酒荽, 芫荽
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	芹菜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	香芹
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	芫荽哩, 香菜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	芫荽哩, 酒荽哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	芫荽哩, 香菜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	芫荽哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	芫荽
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	酒荽
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	芫荽
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	芫荽
	Changting	芫荽
	Longyan (Yongding)	芫荽子
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	芫荽子, 芫荽
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	香菜, 芫荽
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	芫荽
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	芫荽
	Liancheng (Peitian)	芫荽
	Liancheng (Juxi)	香菜, 芫荽
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	香菜
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	香菜
	Yudu	芫荽
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	芫荽
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	香菜仔, 芫荽仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	芫荽, 芫旺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	香菜仔, 芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	芫荽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	香菜
	Hong Kong	芫荽
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	芫荽
	Sabah (Longchuan)	香菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	芫荽
	Senai (Huiyang)	香菜
	Pontianak (Meixian)	香菜
Huizhou	Jixi	芫蘇菜, 香菜
Huizhou	Shexian	芫荽
Jin	Taiyuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Pingyao	芫荽
	Yangyuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Datong	芫荽
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	芫荽
	Xinzhou	芫荽
	Lüliang (Lishi)	芫荽
	Changzhi	芫荽
	Taibus (Baochang)	芫荽
	Linhe	芫荽
	Jining	芫荽, 香菜
	Hohhot	芫荽
	Baotou	香菜
	Dongsheng	芫荽
	Haibowan	芫荽
	Erenhot	芫荽
	Pingshan	芫荽
	Zhangjiakou	芫荽
	Handan	芫菜, 香菜
	Linzhou	芫荽
	Suide	芫荽
Northern Min	Jian'ou	芫荽仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	香菜
Eastern Min	Fuqing	香菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	芫荽
	Quanzhou	芫荽
	Anxi	芫荽
	Zhangzhou	芫荽
	Zhao'an	芫荽, 香菜
	Taipei	芫荽
	Taipei (Wanhua)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	芫荽仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	芫荽
	Yilan	芫荽
	Yilan (Toucheng)	芫荽
	Changhua (Lukang)	芫荽
	Taichung	芫荽
	Taichung (Wuqi)	芫荽
	Tainan	芫荽
	Taitung	芫荽
	Hsinchu	芫荽
	Kinmen	芫荽
	Penghu (Magong)	芫荽
	Penghu (Xiyu)	芫荽
	Penang (Hokkien)	芫荽, 芹菜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	芫荽, 芳菜
	Manila (Hokkien)	芫荽
	Medan (Hokkien)	芫荽
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	香菜
	Pingnan (Sijie)	芫荽
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	番荽
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	芫荽
	Lechang (Tatou)	芫荽
	Yingde (Yuzui)	芫荽
	Yunan (Liantan)	芫荽
	Chaozhou	芫荽, 芳菜
	Shantou	芫荽
	Jieyang	芫荽
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	芫荽
	Singapore (Teochew)	芫荽, 芳菜
	Leizhou	銀荽
	Wenchang	芳菜, 雞菜
	Haikou	芳菜
Puxian Min	Putian	芫荽
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	芫荽
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	芫荽
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	芫荽
	Xianyou	芫荽
	Xianyou (Fengting)	芫荽
	Xianyou (Youyang)	芫荽
Central Min	Yong'an	香絲菜
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	香菜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	芫茜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	芫茜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	芫荽
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	香菜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	芫荽
	Guilin (Qianjing)	芫荽
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	芫荽
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	芫荽
Wu	Shanghai	香菜
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	香菜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	香菜
	Suzhou	香菜, 芫荽
	Danyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Hangzhou	香菜
	Ningbo	香菜
	Wenzhou	香菜
	Jinhua	芫荽
Xiang	Changsha	芫荽菜
	Loudi	香菜
	Quanzhou	芫荽, 香菜

Derived terms

番芫荽 (fānyánsuī)
芫茜

Descendants

→ Tagalog: wansoy
→ Zhuang: yiemzsih

References

“Entry #4477”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

芫荽