薏苡
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (薏苡) | 薏 | 苡 | |
| simp. #(薏苡) | 薏 | 苡 | |
| alternative forms | 薏苢 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìyǐ
- Wade–Giles: i4-i3
- Yale: yì-yǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyii
- Palladius: ии (ii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji3 ji5
- Yale: yi yíh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji3 ji5
- Guangdong Romanization: yi3 yi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː³³ jiː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: 'ik yiX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qɯɡ lɯʔ/
Noun
薏苡
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 薏 | 苡 |
| よく Hyōgai |
い Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- Synonym of 数珠玉 (juzudama, “Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)”)
- Synonym of 鳩麦 (hatomugi, “an edible variety of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen”)
Derived terms
- 薏苡仁 (yokuinin)