夾竹桃

See also: 夹竹桃

Chinese

		hold between; clip; lined hold between; clip; lined; narrow lane; folder; to press from both sides; to place in between	bamboo	peach
trad. (夾竹桃)		夾	竹	桃
simp. (夹竹桃)		夹	竹	桃

Etymology

From its shape; the stem resembles that of bamboo but the flower resembles a peach blossom.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāzhútáo, jiázhútáo, jiàzhútáo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiap-tek-thô
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷kaq-tsoq-dau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāzhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiajhútáo
  - Wade–Giles: chia¹-chu²-tʻao²
  - Yale: jyā-jú-táu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajwutaur
  - Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiázhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiájhútáo
  - Wade–Giles: chia²-chu²-tʻao²
  - Yale: jyá-jú-táu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyajwutaur
  - Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàzhútáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàjhútáo
  - Wade–Giles: chia⁴-chu²-tʻao²
  - Yale: jyà-jú-táu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjwutaur
  - Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: gaap jūk tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzuk⁷ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ zug¹ tou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-tek-thô
  - Tâi-lô: kiap-tik-thô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiapdektooi
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰo²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰɤ²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷kaq-tsoq-dau
  - MiniDict: kah^入 tsoh dau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴kaq-tsoq-dau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kaʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

Noun

夾竹桃

oleander
Alternative name for 鳳仙花／凤仙花 (fèngxiānhuā, “balsam”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夾	竹	桃
きょう Hyōgai	ちく Grade: 1	とう Grade: S
goon	on'yomi	kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーちくとー [kyòóchíkútóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡ɕi̥kɯ̟to̞ː]

Noun

夾(きょう)竹(ちく)桃(とう) or 夾竹桃(キョウチクトウ) • (kyōchikutō) ^{←けふちくたう (kefutikutau)^?}

oleander

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キョウチクトウ (kyōchikutō).

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
夾	竹	桃

Noun

夾竹桃 • (hyeopjukdo) (hangeul 협죽도)

hanja form^? of 협죽도

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK7-3] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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