蟲草
Chinese
| animal; insect | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蟲草) | 蟲 | 草 | |
| simp. (虫草) | 虫 | 草 | |
| anagram | 草蟲／草虫 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cung4 cou2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chóngcǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chóngcǎo
- Wade–Giles: chʻung2-tsʻao3
- Yale: chúng-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngtsao
- Palladius: чунцао (čuncao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cung4 cou2
- Yale: chùhng chóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsung4 tsou2
- Guangdong Romanization: cung4 cou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiông-chhó
- Tâi-lô: thiông-tshó
- Phofsit Daibuun: tiongzhoir
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰo⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-chháu
- Tâi-lô: thâng-tsháu
- Phofsit Daibuun: tangzhao
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: tang5 cao2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thâng tsháu
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
蟲草
- short for 冬蟲夏草／冬虫夏草 (dōngchóngxiàcǎo, “caterpillar fungus”)
Descendants
- → Thai: ถั่งเช่า (tàng-châo) (via Teochew)