蒔蘿

See also: 莳萝

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (蒔蘿)		蒔	蘿
simp. (莳萝)		莳	萝

Etymology

From Persian (zire, “cumin seed”) or Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka, “cumin seed”). Attested in Tang dynasty. Compare 孜然 (zīrán, “cumin”), possibly ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíluó

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁴ lo⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíluó
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhluó
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-lo²
  - Yale: shŕ-lwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrluo
  - Palladius: шило (šilo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁴ lo⁴
  - Yale: sìh lòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴ lo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴ lo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²¹ lɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese: dzyi la

Rime
Character	蒔	蘿
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	市之切	魯何切
Baxter	dzyi	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑɨ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑie/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨ/	/la/
Li Rong	/ʑiə/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭə/	/lɑ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑi/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si⁴	lo⁴

Noun

蒔蘿

dill (Anethum graveolens)

Derived terms

烏克蘿 / 乌克萝
蒔蘿籽 / 莳萝籽