白麴

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	yeast; alcoholic beverage
trad. (白麴)		白	麴
simp. (白曲^*)		白	曲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiqū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄑㄩ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-khak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiqū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄑㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báicyu
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-chʻü¹
  - Yale: bái-chyū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairchiu
  - Palladius: байцюй (bajcjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-khak
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-khak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqqag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰak̚³²/

Noun

白麴

"white yeast", Rhizopus peka
白曲米 ― báiqūmǐ ― white yeast rice

白曲酒 ― báiqūjiǔ ― white yeast wine

See also

紅麴／红曲 (hóngqū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	麴
しろ Grade: 1	こうじ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 白麴 – see the following entry.

【しろこうじ】

[noun] "white yeast", Aspergillus kawachii

Alternative spellings
白麹, 白こうじ

(This term, 白麴, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (白麹) of the above term.)