白芨

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	Bletilla striata (mucilaginous); Acronym for the Chinese Elder tree 菫草
trad. (白芨)		白	芨
simp. ^#(白芨)		白	芨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báijī, báijí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧ, ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ gap¹ / baak⁶ kap¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báijī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiji
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-chi¹
  - Yale: bái-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairji
  - Palladius: байцзи (bajczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
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    白芨
    白雞 / 白鸡
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báijí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báijí
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-chi²
  - Yale: bái-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairjyi
  - Palladius: байцзи (bajczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
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    白及
    白芨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ gap¹ / baak⁶ kap¹
  - Yale: baahk gāp / baahk kāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ gap⁷ / baak⁹ kap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ geb¹ / bag⁶ keb¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² kɐp̚⁵/, /paːk̚² kʰɐp̚⁵/

Noun

白芨

bai ji (Chinese orchid, Bletilla striata, the pseudobulbs of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but which is also widely grown for its ornamental flowers and foliage)

Synonyms

白及 (báijí)