木樨
Chinese
| tree; wood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (木樨) |
木 | 樨 | |
| alternative forms | 木犀 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mùxī → mùxi (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧ → ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄒㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: mùsi̊
- Wade–Giles: mu4-hsi5
- Yale: mù-syi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.shi
- Palladius: муси (musi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/ → /mu⁵¹ ɕi¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: muk6 sai1
- Yale: muhk sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: muk9 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: mug6 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mʊk̚² sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-se
- Tâi-lô: bo̍k-se
- Phofsit Daibuun: bogsef
- IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² se⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² se³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ se⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² se⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² se⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
木樨
- sweet osmanthus (the plant)
- (figurative) Alternative name for 木須／木须 (mùxū, “beaten eggs, as cooked in dishes such as moo shu pork or egg drop soup”).
Synonyms
- (sweet osmanthus, the plant): 桂花 (guìhuā)