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五香

五香

Chinese

		five; 5	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (五香)		五	香

Noun

五香

five spice

Derived terms

五香粉 (wǔxiāngfěn, “five-spice powder”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǔxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ hoeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): ngó͘-hiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushiang
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ hoeng¹
  - Yale: ńgh hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: ngóo-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngofhiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/