蜜蠟
Chinese
| honey | candle; wax | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蜜蠟) | 蜜 | 蠟 | |
| simp. (蜜蜡) | 蜜 | 蜡 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mìlà → mìla (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄌㄚˋ → ㄇㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: mìlå
- Wade–Giles: mi4-la5
- Yale: mì-la
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih.lah
- Palladius: мила (mila)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ lä⁵¹/ → /mi⁵¹ lä¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mat6 laap6
- Yale: maht laahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: mat9 laap9
- Guangdong Romanization: med6 lab6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐt̚² laːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-la̍h
- Tâi-lô: bi̍t-la̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: bidlah
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² laʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
蜜蠟
Usage notes
- Sense #1 (beeswax) is usually pronounced mìlà, whilst the less common Sense #2 (amber) is usually pronounced mìla.
Synonyms
- (beeswax):
Dialectal synonyms of 蜂蠟 (“beeswax”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蜂蠟, 黃蠟 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蜂蠟 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 黃蠟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 黃蠟 |
| Liuzhou | 蜂蠟, 黃蠟 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜜蠟 |
| Hong Kong | 蜂蠟, 蜜蠟 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蜂蠟 |
| Yudu | 蜂蠟 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜂蠟 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蜂蠟 |
| Shantou | 蜂蠟 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蜜蠟 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 黃蠟 |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜜 | 蠟 |
| みつ Grade: S |
ろう Jinmeiyō |
| goon | on'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜜蠟 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 蜜蠟, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜜 | 蠟 |
Noun
蜜蠟 • (millap) (hangeul 밀랍)