薏苡仁
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Chinese
| Job's tears | humane; kernel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (薏苡仁) | 薏苡 | 仁 | |
| simp. #(薏苡仁) | 薏苡 | 仁 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìyǐrén
- Wade–Giles: i4-i3-jên2
- Yale: yì-yǐ-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyiiren
- Palladius: иижэнь (iižɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji3 ji5 jan4
- Yale: yi yíh yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji3 ji5 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi3 yi5 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː³³ jiː¹³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
薏苡仁
- seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) (believed to be able to treat afflictions such as urinary tract infections)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 薏米 (“seed of Job's tears”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薏米, 薏仁, 苡仁, 苡米, 薏仁米, 薏苡仁 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 薏仁 |
| Singapore | 薏米 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 薏仁米子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 薏米 |
| Hong Kong | 薏米 | |
| Taishan | 薏米 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 薏米 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 米薏 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 薏米 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薏仁 |
| Jinjiang | 薏仁 | |
| Zhao'an | 薏米 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 薏仁 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 薏仁 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 薏仁 | |
| Tainan | 薏仁 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 薏仁 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 薏仁 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 薏米, barli | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 薏米, 幼米 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 薏米 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 薏米 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 薏仁米 |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 薏 | 苡 | 仁 |
| よく Hyōgai |
い Hyōgai |
にん Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen) (believed to be able to treat afflictions such as urinary tract infections)
See also
- 鳩麦 (hatomugi)