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木棉

木棉

Chinese

		tree; wood	cotton
simp. and trad. (木棉)		木	棉

Noun

木棉

cotton; kapok

Synonyms

紅棉／红棉, 斑芝, 斑芝綿／斑芝绵, 斑芝樹／斑芝树

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mùmián

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ min⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): muk-mièn
Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-mî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhmian
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ min⁴
  - Yale: muhk mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ min⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² miːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: muk-mièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: mug` mienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mug⁵ mian²
  - IPA: /muk̚² mi̯en¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-mî
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-mî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bogmii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mi¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mi²³/