吃香
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吃香) | 吃 | 香 | |
| simp. #(吃香) | 吃 | 香 | |
| Literally: “eat fragrance”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chīxiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihsiang
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-hsiang1
- Yale: chr̄-syāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyshiang
- Palladius: чисян (čisjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hek3 hoeng1
- Yale: hek hēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 hoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: hég3 hêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Adjective
吃香
- (colloquial) popular (people, clothing, universities, etc.)