丹桂
Chinese
red; pellet; powder red; pellet; powder; cinnabar |
Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (丹桂) |
丹 | 桂 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dānguì
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: danguèi
- Wade–Giles: tan1-kuei4
- Yale: dān-gwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danguey
- Palladius: даньгуй (danʹguj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daan1 gwai3
- Yale: dāan gwai
- Cantonese Pinyin: daan1 gwai3
- Guangdong Romanization: dan1 guei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːn⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
丹桂
- (botany) The golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 丹 | 桂 |
| たん Grade: S |
けい Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
丹桂 or 丹桂 • (tankei)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).