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八角茴香

八角茴香

Chinese

		octagon	fennel
simp. and trad. (八角茴香)		八角	茴香

Noun

八角茴香

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Synonyms

八角 (bājiǎo), 大茴香 (dàhuíxiāng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bājiǎo huíxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ gok³ wui⁴ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bājiǎo huíxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajeau hweishiang
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baat³ gok³ wui⁴ hoeng¹
  - Yale: baat gok wùih hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ gok⁸ wui⁴ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːt̚³ kɔːk̚³ wuːi̯²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/