香茅

Chinese

	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	thatch
trad. (香茅)	香	茅
simp. ^#(香茅)	香	茅
anagram	茅香

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ maau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiang-hm̂ / hiang-m̂ / hiuⁿ-mâu / hiong-mâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangmáo
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-mao²
  - Yale: syāng-máu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangmau
  - Palladius: сянмао (sjanmao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ maau⁴
  - Yale: hēung màauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ maau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ mao⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ maːu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-hm̂
  - Tâi-lô: hiang-hm̂
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hianghmm
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hm̩²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hm̩²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-m̂
  - Tâi-lô: hiang-m̂
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiangmm
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-mâu
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-mâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviumaau
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-mâu
  - Tâi-lô: hiong-mâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiongmaau
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²⁴/

Noun

香茅

lemongrass

Synonyms

檸檬草／柠檬草 (níngméngcǎo)
檸檬香茅／柠檬香茅 (níngméng xiāngmáo)

Dialectal synonyms of 香茅 (“lemongrass”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		香茅
Mandarin	Taiwan	香茅
Cantonese	Hong Kong	香茅
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	蔥茅
Southern Min	Singapore (Hokkien)	蔥茅

Derived terms

香茅油
香茅醛

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