茭白
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Chinese
| wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica | white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茭白) | 茭 | 白 | |
| simp. #(茭白) | 茭 | 白 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiaobái
- Wade–Giles: chiao1-pai2
- Yale: jyāu-bái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaubair
- Palladius: цзяобай (czjaobaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaau1 baak6
- Yale: gāau baahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaau1 baak9
- Guangdong Romanization: gao1 bag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ paːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
茭白
- edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)