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鬱金香

鬱金香

See also: 郁金香

Chinese

		zedoary, the root ofCurcuma zedoaria, a plant in the ginger family, which is used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (鬱金香)		鬱金	香
simp. (郁金香)		郁金	香

Noun

鬱金香

tulip

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬱	金	香
うつ > う Grade: S	こん Grade: 1	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

鬱金香 ‎(hiragana うこんこう, katakana ウコンコウ, romaji ukonkō)

tulip

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùjīnxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
Min Nan (POJ): ut-kim-hiong / ut-kim-hiuⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùjīnxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwjinshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
  - Yale: wāt gām hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷ gam¹ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim-hiong / ut-kim-hiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ut-kim-hiong / ut-kim-hiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: utkimhiofng, utkimhviw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/, /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kim³³ hiɔŋ³³/, /ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kim³³ hiũ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ut̚³²⁻⁵ kim⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/, /ut̚³²⁻⁵ kim⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/, /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/, /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/