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檀香

檀香

Chinese

		sandal wood	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (檀香)		檀	香

Noun

檀香

sandalwood (the aromatic heartwood of the tropical trees of the genus Santalum)

Derived terms

白檀香 (báitánxiāng)

See also

檀木 (tánmù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tánxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taan⁴ hoeng¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thàn-hiông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tánxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanrshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰa̠n³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taan⁴ hoeng¹
  - Yale: tàahn hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taan⁴ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑːn²¹ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thàn-hiông
  - Hakka Romanization System: tanˇ hiong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tan² hiong¹
  - IPA: /tʰan¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/