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紙莎草

紙莎草

See also: 纸莎草

Chinese

		paper	(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect) (grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); (phonetic)	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (紙莎草)		紙	莎	草
simp. (纸莎草)		纸	莎	草

Noun

紙莎草

papyrus (plant in the sedge family)

Synonyms

紙草／纸草 (zhǐcǎo)
莎草 (suōcǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐsuōcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄙㄨㄛㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² so¹ cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǐsuōcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄙㄨㄛㄘㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyysuotsao
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² so¹ cou²
  - Yale: jí sō chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² so¹ tsou²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ sɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/