茭白

Chinese

		wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
trad. (茭白)		茭	白
simp. ^#(茭白)		茭	白

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiāobái

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠㄅㄞˊ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): jiàobe̊q
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ baak⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹kau-baq₈ / ¹kuoe-boq₈ / ¹ciau-baq₈

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāobái
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄅㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiaobái
  - Wade–Giles: chiao¹-pai²
  - Yale: jyāu-bái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaubair
  - Palladius: цзяобай (czjaobaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: jiàobe̊q
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): jiao¹ beq⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɔ³¹ pəʔ⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau¹ baak⁶
  - Yale: gāau baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ bag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ paːk̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ¹kau-baq₈
  - MiniDict: kau^平 bah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kau-baq₅
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵⁵ baʔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kæ⁴⁴ bɑʔ/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /kɔ³³ bɐʔ⁵¹/
- (Northern: Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹kuoe-boq₈
  - MiniDict: kuoe^平 boh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /kuɵ⁵⁵ boʔ⁵⁵/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹ciau-baq₈
  - MiniDict: ciau^平 beh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔ³³ bɑʔ³⁴/

Noun

茭白

edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 茭白 (“edible wild rice stem”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		茭白
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	茭白
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茭白
	Xi'an	茭白
	Xining	茭白
	Xuzhou	茭巴
	Pizhou	茭瓜子
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	茭瓜
	Donghai	茭瓜
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	茭白
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	茭巴
	Guiyang	茭瓜
	Liuzhou	茭筍
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	茭瓜, 茭白
	Yangzhou	茭瓜
	Baoying	茭瓜
	Taizhou	茭瓜
	Zhenjiang	茭瓜
	Lianyungang	茭瓜
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	茭瓜
	Xuyi	茭瓜
	Nantong	茭收, 茭瓜
	Rugao	茭瓜
	Yancheng	茭瓜
	Funing	茭瓜
	Sihong	茭瓜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	茭筍
	Hong Kong	茭筍
	Dongguan	茭筍
Gan	Nanchang	茭筍
Gan	Pingxiang	茭筍, 蘆筍
Huizhou	Jixi	茭白筍, 茭筍, 茭瓜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	茭芋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	茭筍
Southern Min	Xiamen	茭白筍
	Quanzhou	茭白筍
	Jinjiang	茭白筍, 茭特筍
	Yongchun	茭筍, 茭竹筍
	Zhangzhou	茭白筍
	Leizhou	茭筍
Wu	Shanghai	茭白
	Shanghai (Chongming)	茭排
	Suzhou	茭白
	Wuxi	茭白
	Changshu	茭白
	Nantong (Haimen)	茭白
	Changzhou	茭白
	Danyang	茭手
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	茭筍
	Hangzhou	茭白
	Ningbo	茭白
	Wenzhou	茭筍
	Jinhua	茭筍, 茭白
Xiang	Changsha	茭瓜, 茭筍
	Loudi	茭筍
	Hengyang	茭筍