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木樨

木樨

Chinese

		tree; wood	Osmanthus fragrans
simp. and trad. (木樨)		木	樨

Alternative forms

木犀

Noun

木樨

sweet osmanthus (the plant)
beaten eggs, as cooked in dishes such as moo shu pork, fried rice, or egg drop soup

Synonyms

(sweet osmanthus, the plant): 桂花 (guìhuā), 樨 (xī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mùxī

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ sai¹
Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-se

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mùxī → mùxi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧ → ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.shi
  - IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/ → /mu⁵¹ ɕi¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ sai¹
  - Yale: muhk sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ sai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-se
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bogsef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² se³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² se⁴⁴/