蒺藜
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蒺藜/蒺蔾) | 蒺 | 藜/蔾 | |
| simp. (蒺藜) | 蒺 | 藜 | |
Etymology
Related to 茨 (cí).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zat6 lai4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhi̍t-lì
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): che̍k-lê / chi̍t-lê
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jílí
- Wade–Giles: chi2-li2
- Yale: jí-lí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyili
- Palladius: цзили (czili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ li³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zat6 lai4
- Yale: jaht làih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzat9 lai4
- Guangdong Romanization: zed6 lei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐt̚² lɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhi̍t-lì
- Hakka Romanization System: qid liˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qid6 li2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚⁵ li¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: che̍k-lê / chi̍t-lê
- Tâi-lô: tsi̍k-lê / tsi̍t-lê
- Phofsit Daibuun: zeglee, cidlee
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/, /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪk̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/, /t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/, /t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/, /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²³/, /t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: dzit lej
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*zid riːl/
Noun
蒺藜
- caltrop (plants in the family Zygophyllaceae)
- (weaponry) caltrop