香草

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Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (香草)		香	草
simp. ^#(香草)		香	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ cou²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hiông-chhó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangcǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: syāng-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangtsao
  - Palladius: сянцао (sjancao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ cou²
  - Yale: hēung chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-chhó
  - Hakka Romanization System: hiong^ˊ co^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hiong¹ co³
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰo³¹/

Noun

香草

Synonyms

(Eslholtzia): 香薷 (xiāngrú), 香茹 (xiāngrú)
(vanilla): (Hong Kong Cantonese) 雲呢拿／云呢拿

Derived terms

錦香草／锦香草 (jǐnxiāngcǎo)
香草精 (xiāngcǎojīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
香	草
こう Grade: 4	そう Grade: 1
goon	on'yomi

Kanji in this term
香	草
か Grade: 4	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーそー (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key):

(Tokyo) かぐさ (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

香(こう)草(そう) • (kōsō) ^{←かうさう (kausau)^?}
香(か)草(ぐさ) • (kagusa)

fragrant herb

See also

草(くさ) (kusa)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
香	草

Noun

香草 • (hyangcho) (hangeul 향초)

hanja form^? of 향초

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