神羅勒

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	basil
trad. (神羅勒)		神	羅勒
simp. (神罗勒)		神	罗勒

Etymology

Calque of English holy basil

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shénluólè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shénluólè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shénluólè
  - Wade–Giles: shên²-lo²-lê⁴
  - Yale: shén-lwó-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernluoleh
  - Palladius: шэньлолэ (šɛnʹlolɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁶
  - Yale: sàhn lòh laahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ lo⁴ lag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ lɔː²¹ laːk̚²/

Noun

神羅勒

(botany, cooking) holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
Synonyms: 聖羅勒 / 圣罗勒 (shèngluólè), 打拋 / 打抛 (dǎpāo), 嘎拋 / 嘎抛