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高粱

高粱

See also: 高梁

Chinese

		high; tall	sorghum
simp. and trad. (高粱)		高	粱

Noun

高粱

sorghum
sorghum liquor; kaoliang

Synonyms

(sorghum): 蜀黍 (shǔshǔ)

Etymology

From 高 (gāo, “tall”) + 粱 (liáng, “maize; fine grain”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gāoliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ loeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-liòng
Min Nan (POJ): ko-liông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: gāoliáng → gāoliang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄌㄧㄤˊ → ㄍㄠㄌㄧㄤ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gau.liang
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/ → /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ²/
  - Homophones:
    
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    高梁
    高粱
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ loeng⁴
  - Yale: gōu lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ loeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-liòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: go´ liongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ liong²
  - IPA: /ko²⁴ li̯oŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-liông
  - Tâi-lô: ko-liông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koilioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɤ³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/