酢漿草

Chinese

		toast to host by guest	starch paste; broth; serum starch paste; broth; serum; to starch	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (酢漿草)		酢	漿	草
simp. (酢浆草)		酢	浆	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cùjiāngcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cou³ zoeng¹ cou² / zok³ zoeng¹ cou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhò͘-chiuⁿ-chháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cùjiāngcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cùjiangcǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻu⁴-chiang¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: tsù-jyāng-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuhjiangtsao
  - Palladius: цуцзянцао (cuczjancao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: zuòjiāngcǎo is misreading..

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cou³ zoeng¹ cou² / zok³ zoeng¹ cou²
  - Yale: chou jēung chóu / jok jēung chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsou³ dzoeng¹ tsou² / dzok⁸ dzoeng¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cou³ zêng¹ cou² / zog³ zêng¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯³³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/, /t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhò͘-chiuⁿ-chháu
  - Tâi-lô: tshòo-tsiunn-tsháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhorcviuzhao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

酢漿草

creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 酢漿草 (“creeping woodsorrel”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		酢漿草
Taxonomic name		酢漿草
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	酢漿草
Cantonese	Guangzhou	酸味草
Cantonese	Hong Kong	酢漿草
Huizhou	Jixi	滿天星
Southern Min	Xiamen	鹹酸甜草
	Quanzhou	鹹酸甜草
	Zhangzhou	鹽酸仔
	Tainan	鹽酸仔草

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
酢	漿	草
かたばみ
Grade: S	Hyōgai	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
片喰

Noun

酢漿草(かたばみ) or 酢漿草(カタバミ) • (katabami)

creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
Synonyms: 鏡草 (kagamigusa), 蜻蛉草 (tonbo-gusa)
紋 (mon, “crest”) in the shape of creeping woodsorrel

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
酢	漿	草
そ Grade: S	しょう Hyōgai	そう Grade: 1
kan'on		on'yomi

Noun

酢(そ)漿(しょう)草(そう) • (soshōsō)

synonym of 酢漿草 (katabami, “creeping woodsorrel, Oxalis corniculata”)