明膠

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	glue; gum
trad. (明膠)		明	膠
simp. (明胶)		明	胶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngjiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ gaau¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-ka

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngjiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngjiao
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-chiao¹
  - Yale: míng-jyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjiau
  - Palladius: минцзяо (minczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ gaau¹
  - Yale: mìhng gāau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ gaau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ gao¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ka
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-ka
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengkaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ka³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/

Noun

明膠

gelatin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 明膠 (“gelatin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		明膠
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	吉利丁
Cantonese	Hong Kong	魚膠