冬青

Chinese

		winter	green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
trad. (冬青)		冬	青
simp. ^#(冬青)		冬	青

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dōngqīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄑㄧㄥ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tong-chheng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dōngqīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dongcing
  - Wade–Giles: tung¹-chʻing¹
  - Yale: dūng-chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongching
  - Palladius: дунцин (duncin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tong-chheng
  - Tâi-lô: tong-tshing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dongzhefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

冬青

long stalk holly (Ilex pedunculosa)
(Xiamen Hokkien) golden dewdrop

Synonyms

(golden dewdrop):
金露花, 假連翹／假连翘 (jiǎliánqiáo)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
冬	青
そよご
Grade: 2	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
冬靑 (kyūjitai)

Noun

冬青(そよご) or 冬青(ソヨゴ) • (soyogo)

long stalk holly, Ilex pedunculosa

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
冬	青
とう Grade: 2	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
冬靑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーせー [tòóséé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [to̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

冬(とう)青(せい) • (tōsei)

synonym of 冬青 (soyogo, “Ilex pedunculosa”)
synonym of 黐の木 (mochi no ki, “Nepal holly, Ilex integra”)