蒲公英
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Chinese
| calamus | just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister |
flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蒲公英) | 蒲 | 公 | 英 | |
| simp. #(蒲公英) | 蒲 | 公 | 英 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): pou4 gung1 jing1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pô͘-kong-eng / pô͘-ko͘-eng / phô͘-kong-eng
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6bu-kon-in
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: púgongying
- Wade–Giles: pʻu2-kung1-ying1
- Yale: pú-gūng-yīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwugonging
- Palladius: пугунъин (pugunʺin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou4 gung1 jing1
- Yale: pòuh gūng yīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou4 gung1 jing1
- Guangdong Romanization: pou4 gung1 ying1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô͘-kong-eng
- Tâi-lô: pôo-kong-ing
- Phofsit Daibuun: po'kong'efng
- IPA (Taipei): /pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô͘-ko͘-eng
- Tâi-lô: pôo-koo-ing
- Phofsit Daibuun: po'ko'efng
- IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phô͘-kong-eng
- Tâi-lô: phôo-kong-ing
- Phofsit Daibuun: pho'kong'efng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
蒲公英
Synonyms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (蒲公英):
- → Japanese: 蒲公英 (hokōei)
- → Korean: 포공영(蒲公英) (pogong'yeong)
- → Vietnamese: bồ công anh (蒲公英)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蒲 | 公 | 英 |
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 |
| irregular | ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蒲 | 公 | 英 |
| ほ Jinmeiyō |
こう Grade: 2 |
えい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
- dandelion
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried young leaves used as medicine
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN