蔠葵
Chinese
| sunflower | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蔠葵) | 蔠 | 葵 | |
| simp. (𰱛葵) | 𰱛 | 葵 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngkuí
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongkuéi
- Wade–Giles: chung1-kʻuei2
- Yale: jūng-kwéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongkwei
- Palladius: чжункуй (čžunkuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 kwai4
- Yale: jūng kwàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 kwai4
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 kuei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: tsyuwng gjwij
Noun
蔠葵
- (literary) Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 落葵 (“Malabar spinach”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 蔠葵, 蘩露 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 落葵 | |
| Taxonomic name | 落葵 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 皇宮菜 |
| Singapore | 帝皇菜 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 軟漿葉, 軟漿子 |
| Guiyang | 木耳菜, 貓耳朵菜 | |
| Liuzhou | 藤菜 | |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 藤菜 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 木耳菜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 潺菜, 藤菜 |
| Hong Kong | 潺菜 | |
| Dongguan | 藤線菜, 潺菜 | |
| Nanning | 藤菜 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 木耳菜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 藤菜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 紫角葉 |
| Suzhou | 紫草葉, 紫葛葉 | |
| Hangzhou | 木耳菜 | |
| Wenzhou | 木耳菜 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 木耳菜 |