子薑
Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
ginger | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (子薑) | 子 | 薑 | |
| simp. (子姜) | 子 | 姜 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zǐjiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhjiang
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-chiang1
- Yale: dž-jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyjiang
- Palladius: цзыцзян (czyczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 goeng1
- Yale: jí gēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 goeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 gêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: zai2 goeng1-0
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐi³⁵ køŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-kiông
- Hakka Romanization System: ziiˋ giongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zi3 giong1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: zi3 giong1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Jyutping++: zi2 giang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡si³³ kiɐŋ⁵³/
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Xiang
Noun
子薑
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 子薑 (“young ginger”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 子薑 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 薑包兒 |
| Guiyang | 嫩薑, 子薑 | |
| Liuzhou | 子薑, 嫩薑 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 子薑 |
| Dongguan | 子薑 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 子薑 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 子薑 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 嫩薑 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 嫩薑, 子薑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 嫩薑 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 嫩薑 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 嫩薑 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嫩薑 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 嫩薑 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 茈薑 |
| Quanzhou | 茈薑, 水薑 | |
| Jinjiang | 水薑 | |
| Zhangzhou | 茈薑 | |
| Taipei | 茈薑 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 茈薑 | |
| Kaohsiung | 茈薑 | |
| Yilan | 水薑 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 水薑仔 | |
| Taichung | 茈薑 | |
| Tainan | 茈薑 | |
| Hsinchu | 茈薑 | |
| Kinmen | 茈薑 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 茈薑 | |
| Haikou | 幼薑 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 子薑, 嫩薑 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 嫩薑, 伏薑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 子薑, 紫芽薑 |
| Loudi | 子薑 | |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 子薑 – see 茈薑 (“young ginger; tender ginger”). (This term is a variant form of 茈薑). |