木槿
Chinese
| tree; wood | Hibiscus syriacus; transient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (木槿) |
木 | 槿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mùjǐn
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mùjǐn
- Wade–Giles: mu4-chin3
- Yale: mù-jǐn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhjiin
- Palladius: муцзинь (muczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: muk6 gan2
- Yale: muhk gán
- Cantonese Pinyin: muk9 gan2
- Guangdong Romanization: mug6 gen2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mʊk̚² kɐn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-kín
- Tâi-lô: bo̍k-kín
- Phofsit Daibuun: bogkien
- IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kin⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² kin⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kin⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kin⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kin⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
木槿
- hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 槿 |
| もく > むく Grade: 1 |
きん > げ Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 槿 |
Etymology
Dissimilation of *muguge, the go-on reading of 無窮花, cf. Korean 무궁화(無窮花) (mugunghwa, “hibiscus”).
Pronunciation
Noun
木槿 or 木槿 • (mukuge)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).