茴香
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Chinese
| fennel | fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (茴香) | 茴 | 香 | |
| simp. #(茴香) | 茴 | 香 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui4 hoeng1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): voi3 hiang1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): huòi-hiŏng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6we-shian
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤ → ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéisiång
- Wade–Giles: hui2-hsiang5
- Yale: hwéi-syang
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei.shiang
- Palladius: хуэйсян (xuejsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ → /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³/
- Homophones:
回鄉／回乡
茴香
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 hoeng1
- Yale: wùih hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: voi3 hiang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /vᵘɔi²² hiaŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fì-hiông
- Hakka Romanization System: fiˇ hiongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: fi2 hiong1
- Sinological IPA: /fi¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: huòi-hiŏng
- Sinological IPA (key): /hui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (h-)yoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-hioⁿ
- Tâi-lô: huê-hionn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'hvioy
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² hiɔ̃⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-hiuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: huê-hiunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'hviw
- IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: huê5 hiên1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huê hieⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hĩẽ³³/
- Wu
Noun
茴香
- fennel
- Short for 八角茴香 (bājiǎo huíxiāng, “star anise; aniseed”).
Synonyms
- (fennel): 蘹香 (huáixiāng)
- (star anise):
Dialectal synonyms of 八角茴香 (“star anise”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Guiqiong: χoχiɐŋ (“star anise”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 茴 | 香 |
| うい Hyōgai |
きょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 茴香 (MC hwoj xjang).
Pronunciation
Noun
茴香 or 茴香 • (uikyō) ←ういきやう (uikyau)?
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 茴 | 香 |