紫雲英

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (紫雲英)		紫	雲	英
simp. (紫云英)		紫	云	英

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǐyúnyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² wan⁴ jing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǐyúnyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhyúnying
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-yün²-ying¹
  - Yale: dž-yún-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyyuning
  - Palladius: цзыюньин (czyjunʹin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ yn³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² wan⁴ jing¹
  - Yale: jí wàhn yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² wan⁴ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji² wen⁴ ying¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ wɐn²¹ jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

紫雲英

Chinese milk vetch, Astragalus sinicus

Synonyms

(Northern Wu) 夏花郎, 荷花郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	雲	英
げんげ
Grade: S	Grade: 2	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
翹揺

Noun

紫雲英(げんげ) or 紫雲英(ゲンゲ) • (genge)

Chinese milk vetch, Astragalus sinicus
Synonym: 蓮華 (renge)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean

Hanja in this term
紫	雲	英

Noun

紫雲英 • (jaunyeong) (hangeul 자운영)

hanja form^? of 자운영 (“Chinese milkvetch”)