薏米
Chinese
| germ of the lotus seed | rice; metre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (薏米) | 薏 | 米 | |
| simp. #(薏米) | 薏 | 米 | |
| anagram | 米薏 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Eastern Min (BUC): é-mī
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ì-bí
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yìmǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄇㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìmǐ
- Wade–Giles: i4-mi3
- Yale: yì-mǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihmii
- Palladius: ими (imi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji3 mai5
- Yale: yi máih
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji3 mai5
- Guangdong Romanization: yi3 mei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː³³ mɐi̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: yi4 mai2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ji²¹ ᵐbai⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
Noun
薏米
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 薏米 (“seed of Job's tears”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薏米, 薏仁, 苡仁, 苡米, 薏仁米, 薏苡仁 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 薏仁 |
| Singapore | 薏米 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 薏仁米子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 薏米 |
| Hong Kong | 薏米 | |
| Taishan | 薏米 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 薏米 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 薏仁 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 米薏 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 薏米 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薏仁 |
| Jinjiang | 薏仁 | |
| Zhao'an | 薏米 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 薏仁 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 薏仁 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 薏仁 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 薏仁 | |
| Tainan | 薏仁 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 薏仁 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 薏仁 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 薏米, barli | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 薏米, 幼米 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 薏米 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 薏米 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 薏仁米 |
See also
- 薏苡 (yìyǐ)