南薑

See also: 南姜

Chinese

		south	ginger
trad. (南薑)		南	薑
simp. (南姜)		南	姜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nánjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ goeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nánjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nánjiang
  - Wade–Giles: nan²-chiang¹
  - Yale: nán-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nanjiang
  - Palladius: наньцзян (nanʹczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    南疆
    南薑 / 南姜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ goeng¹
  - Yale: nàahm gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ gêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

南薑

galangal

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	薑
なん Grade: 2	きょう Hyōgai

Noun

南(なん)薑(きょう) or 南薑(ナンキョウ) • (nankyō)

greater galangal, Alpinia galanga

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).