沙薑

See also: 沙姜

Chinese

		granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar	ginger
trad. (沙薑)		沙	薑
simp. (沙姜)		沙	姜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shājiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saa¹ goeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shājiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shajiang
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-chiang¹
  - Yale: shā-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajiang
  - Palladius: шацзян (šaczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    沙薑 / 沙姜
    砂漿 / 砂浆
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saa¹ goeng¹
  - Yale: sā gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saa¹ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sa¹ gêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saː⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

沙薑

rhizome of Kaempferia galanga; sand ginger
沙薑雞腳／沙姜鸡脚 [Cantonese] ― saa¹ goeng¹ gai¹ goek³ [Jyutping] ― sand ginger chicken feet

See also

山柰 (shānnài, “Kaempferia galanga”)