木蓮
Chinese
| tree; wood | lotus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (木蓮) | 木 | 蓮 | |
| simp. (木莲) | 木 | 莲 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mùlián
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mùlián
- Wade–Giles: mu4-lien2
- Yale: mù-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhlian
- Palladius: мулянь (muljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: muk6 lin4
- Yale: muhk lìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: muk9 lin4
- Guangdong Romanization: mug6 lin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mʊk̚² liːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-liân
- Tâi-lô: bo̍k-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: boglieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
木蓮
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 薜荔 (“creeping fig; climbing fig”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薜荔, 木蓮 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 愛玉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薁蕘, 風不動 |
| Quanzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Zhangzhou | 栟枹 | |
| Taipei | 薁蕘 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薁蕘 | |
| Kaohsiung | 薁蕘 | |
| Yilan | 薁蕘 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 薁蕘 | |
| Taichung | 薁蕘 | |
| Tainan | 子仔 | |
| Hsinchu | 薁蕘, 栟枹 | |
| Kinmen | 薁蕘 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 薁蕘 | |
| Leizhou | 甜泡 | |
| Note | Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. | |
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 蓮 |
| もく Grade: 1 |
れん Jinmeiyō |
| goon | on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 木蘭 |
Noun
木蓮 or 木蓮 • (mokuren)
- purple magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)
- Synonyms: 紫木蓮 (shimokuren), 女郎花 (jorōka)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 蓮 |
| き Grade: 1 |
はちす Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
木蓮 • (kihachisu)
- synonym of 木槿 (mukuge, “Hibiscus syriacus”)
- synonym of 芙蓉 (fuyō, “cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis)”)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 蓮 |
Noun
木蓮 • (mongnyeon) (hangeul 목련)