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香燭

香燭

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	candle
trad. (香燭)		香	燭
simp. (香烛)		香	烛

Noun

香燭

joss stick and candles (burned when offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāngzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ zuk¹
Min Nan (POJ): hiuⁿ-chiak / hiuⁿ-chek / hioⁿ-chek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāngzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangjwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: hēung jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ dzuk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chiak
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-tsiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviuciag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiũ³³ t͡ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chek
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviuzeg
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hioⁿ-chek
  - Tâi-lô: hionn-tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvioizeg
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɪk̚³²/