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生薑

生薑

See also: 生姜

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	ginger
trad. (生薑)		生	薑
simp. (生姜)		生	姜

Noun

生薑

fresh ginger

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	薑
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji

Noun

生薑 ‎(hiragana しょうが, romaji shōga)

ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Korean

Hanja in this term
生	薑

Noun

生薑 • ‎(saenggang) ‎(hangeul 생강)

Hanja form^? of 생강, “ginger”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ goeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): chheⁿ-kiuⁿ / chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengjiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang¹ goeng¹
  - Yale: sāang gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ goeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːŋ⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-kiuⁿ / chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshenn-kiunn / tshinn-kiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'kviw, chvi'kviw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² kiũ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰẽ³³ kiũ³³/, /t͡ɕʰĩ³³ kiũ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiũ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/