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年糕

年糕

Chinese

		year	cake
simp. and trad. (年糕)		年	糕

Noun

年糕

nian gao (a Chinese New Year's cake made of glutinous rice flour)

See also

麻糍
麻糬 (máshǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): niángāo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ gou¹
Min Nan (POJ): nî-ko

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: niángāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangau
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nin⁴ gou¹
  - Yale: nìhn gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ gou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nî-ko
  - Tâi-lô: nî-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ni'koy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ni²⁴⁻²² kɤ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ni²⁴⁻²² kɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ni¹³⁻²² kɤ⁴⁴/