聖羅勒

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	basil
trad. (聖羅勒)		聖	羅勒
simp. (圣罗勒)		圣	罗勒

Etymology

Calque of English holy basil

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngluólè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ lo⁴ laak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèngluólè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèngluólè
  - Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-lo²-lê⁴
  - Yale: shèng-lwó-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqluoleh
  - Palladius: шэнлолэ (šɛnlolɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ lo⁴ laak⁶
  - Yale: sing lòh laahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ lo⁴ laak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ lo⁴ lag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɔː²¹ laːk̚²/

Noun

聖羅勒

(botany, cooking) holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
Synonyms: 神羅勒 / 神罗勒 (shénluólè), 打拋 / 打抛 (dǎpāo), 嘎拋 / 嘎抛