阿膠

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See also: 阿胶

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	glue; gum
trad. (阿膠)		阿	膠
simp. (阿胶)		阿	胶

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Etymology

From 阿 (Ē), short for 東阿／东阿 (Dōng'ē, “Dong'e County”), where ejiao is produced + 膠／胶 (jiāo, “gelatin”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ējiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄜㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): o¹ gaau¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹u-kau / ¹ou-kau₁

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ējiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄜㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ejiao
  - Wade–Giles: o¹-chiao¹
  - Yale: ē-jyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ejiau
  - Palladius: эцзяо (eczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: o¹ gaau¹
  - Yale: ō gāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: o¹ gaau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: o¹ gao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹u-kau
  - MiniDict: u^平 kau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹u-kau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹ou-kau₁
  - MiniDict: ou^平 kau^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /əu⁴⁴ kæ/

Noun

阿膠

donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)
阿膠紅棗糕／阿胶红枣糕 ― ējiāo hóngzǎo gāo ― donkey-hide gelatin jujube (red date) cake

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