醬油

See also: 醤油 and 酱油

Chinese

	jam; thick sauce	oil; sly
trad. (醬油)	醬	油
simp. (酱油)	酱	油
alternative forms	醤油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiàngyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jiang⁴ you²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): jiāngyóu

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): jiānyóu
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng³ jau⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): jiong⁴ iu
Jin (Wiktionary): jion³ iou¹
Northern Min (KCR): cio̿ng-iû
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zieo⁴ iu² / ziunn⁴ iu²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiùⁿ-iû / chiòⁿ-iû

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziên³ iu⁵
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵cian-yeu₆ / ⁵cian-yeu₂ / ⁵tsian-yeu₂ / ⁵tsian-yu₂ / ¹tsian₅-yeu₂
- (Jinhua): ⁵tsiaon-ieu₂
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): zian⁴ iou²

(Loudi, Wiktionary): jiong⁴ iou^2*

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): jian⁴ iu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàngyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàngyóu
  - Wade–Giles: chiang⁴-yu²
  - Yale: jyàng-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianqyou
  - Palladius: цзянъю (czjanʺju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jiang⁴ you²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: giangju
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiaŋ²¹³ iəu²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: jiāngyóu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵ iɤu²⁴/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: jiānyóu
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): jian⁴ you²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiã⁴⁴ iəɯ²⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng³ jau⁴
  - Yale: jeung yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng³ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng³ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jiong⁴ iu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³⁵ iu²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jion³ iou¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵ iəu¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cio̿ng-iû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɔŋ³³ iu³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zieo⁴ iu²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ca̤̍uⁿ-iú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieu⁴² iu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ziunn⁴ iu² [Phonetic: ziunn¹ iu²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩũ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iu²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiùⁿ-iû
  - Tâi-lô: tsiùnn-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviuo'iuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siũ²¹⁻⁴¹ iu²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siũ²¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siũ¹¹⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiòⁿ-iû
  - Tâi-lô: tsiònn-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvioiriuu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ iu¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziên³ iu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsièⁿ iû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iu⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cian-yeu₆
  - MiniDict: cian^去 yeu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jian-hhieu₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiã³³ ɦiɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Chongming, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cian-yeu₂
  - MiniDict: cian^去 yeu^平
  - MiniDict: cian^去 yu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡ɕiã⁴² ʔiɵ⁵⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiæ̃³⁴ ɦiø⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦiʏ³³/
- (Northern: Songjiang)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsian-yeu₂
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡siæ̃⁵³ ɦiɯ³¹/
- (Northern: Jiading)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsian-yu₂
  - MiniDict: tsian^去 yu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡siã³⁵ ɦy²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsian₅-yeu₂
  - MiniDict: tsian^去 yeu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡siã⁴⁴ ɦʏ/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsiaon-ieu₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡siɑŋ³³ iu¹⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zian⁴ iou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡si̯æn⁴⁵ i̯əu̯¹³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯æn⁴⁵ i̯əu̯¹³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: jiong⁴ iou^2*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɔŋ³⁵ i̯ʊ¹³⁻³³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: jian⁴ iu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯an³²⁴ i̯u¹¹/

Noun

醬油

soy sauce
- 以囫圇野鴨破腹，塞蔥二十條，酒、醬油、茴香和之，外加水、醬油煮之，起鍋。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  以囫囵野鸭破腹，塞葱二十条，酒、酱油、茴香和之，外加水、酱油煮之，起锅。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1916, 徐珂 (Xu Ke) 《清稗類鈔·飲食類三·煮野鴨》 (Anthology of Petty Qing Matters)
  Yǐ húlún yěyā pòfù, sài cōng èrshí tiáo, jiǔ, jiàngyóu, huíxiāng huò zhī, wàijiā shuǐ, jiàngyóu zhǔ zhī, qǐguō. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 醬油 (“soy sauce”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		醬油
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	醬油
	Taiwan	醬油
	Chifeng	醬油
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	醬油, 清醬
	Harbin	醬油, 清醬
	Shenyang	醬油
	Malaysia	醬油
	Singapore	醬油, 醬清 light
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	清醬
	Tangshan	醬油, 清醬
	Cangzhou	醬油, 清醬
	Baoding	醬油, 清醬
	Shijiazhuang	醬油
	Jinan	醬油, 清醬
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	清醬
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	醬油, 清醬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	醬油
	Wanrong	醬油
	Zhengzhou	醬油
	Xi'an	醬油, 清醬
	Xining	醬油, 清醬
	Xuzhou	醬油, 清醬, 清醬油
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	清醬, 醬油
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	醬油, 清醬
	Lanzhou	醬油, 清醬
	Ürümqi	清醬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	醬油, 豆油
	Chongqing	醬油
	Wuhan	醬油
	Guiyang	醬油
	Kunming	醬油, 清醬
	Guilin	醬油
	Liuzhou	醬油
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	醬油, 秋油
	Yangzhou	醬油
	Nantong	醬油
	Hefei	醬油
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	清醬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	豉油, 抽油, 白油
	Hong Kong	豉油, 抽油, 白油 dated
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	豉油
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	白油, 豉油
	Macau	豉油
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	豉油
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	豉油
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	豉油, 抽油
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	豉油
	Foshan	豉油
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	豉油
	Foshan (Shunde)	豉油
	Foshan (Sanshui)	豉油
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	豉油
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	豉油
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	豉油
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	豉油
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	豉油
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	豉油
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	豉油
	Taishan	豉油
	Kaiping (Chikan)	豉油
	Enping (Niujiang)	豉油
	Heshan (Yayao)	醬油
	Dongguan	豉油
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	豉油
	Shaoguan	豉油
	Yunfu	抽油
	Yangjiang	豉油
	Xinyi	豉油
	Maoming (Xinpo)	醬油, 豉油
	Lianjiang	豉油
	Nanning	豉油
	Wuzhou	白油
	Yulin	曬油, 抽油
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	豉油, 白油
	Hepu (Shatian)	曬油, 豉油
	Baise	豉油
	Qinzhou	豉油
	Qinzhou (Changtan)	豉油
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	豉油
	Beihai	豉油
	Beihai (Nankang)	豉油, 白油
	Beihai (Yingpan)	豉油, 醬油
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	豉油
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	豉油
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	豉油
	Danzhou	豉油
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	豉油, 白油
	Singapore (Guangfu)	豉油
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	豉油
	Móng Cái	豉油
Gan	Nanchang	醬油
	Lichuan	醬油
	Pingxiang	醬油
Hakka	Meixian	豉油, 白味
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	豉油
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	豉油
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	豉油
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	豉油
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	醬油
	Yudu	醬油
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	豆油
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	豆油
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	豆油
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	豆油
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	豆油
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	豆油
	Hong Kong	豉油
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	醬油
	Hengzhou (Xiaoyi)	白油
	Sabah (Bao'an)	豉油, 豆油, 醬油
	Senai (Huiyang)	豉油
	Senai (Hepo)	白油
	Singkawang	豉油, 豆油
Huizhou	Jixi	醬油
	Shexian	醬油
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	醬油
	Xiuning	醬油
	Yixian	醬油
	Qimen	醬油
	Wuyuan	醬油
Jin	Taiyuan	醬油, 豆油
	Pingyao	醬油
	Xinzhou	醬油
	Linhe	醬油
	Jining	醬油
	Hohhot	醬油
	Zhangjiakou	醬油
	Handan	醬油, 清醬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	醬油, 豆油
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	醬油
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	醬油
	Pucheng (Shibei)	醬油
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	豉油
	Fuzhou (Changle)	豉油
	Fuqing	豉油
	Yongtai	豉油
	Gutian	豉油
	Fu'an	豉油
	Ningde	豆油
	Shouning	醬油
	Zhouning	醬油
	Fuding	豆油
	Matsu	豉油
Southern Min	Xiamen	豆油
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	豆油
	Quanzhou	豆油, 豉油
	Jinjiang	豆油
	Hui'an	豉油
	Zhangzhou	豆油, 醬清
	Zhao'an	豉汁
	Taipei (Wanhua)	豆油
	Kaohsiung	豆油
	Yilan	豆油
	Changhua (Lukang)	豆油
	Taichung	豆油
	Taichung (Wuqi)	豆油
	Tainan	豆油
	Taitung	豆油
	Hsinchu	豆油
	Penghu (Magong)	豆油
	Penang (Hokkien)	豆油, 醬清 light
	Singapore (Hokkien)	豆油, 醬清 light
	Manila (Hokkien)	豆油
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	白油
	Chaozhou	豉油
	Shantou	豉油
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	豉油
	Jieyang	豉油
	Haifeng	豉油
	Bangkok (Teochew)	豉油
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	豉油
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	豉油
	Singapore (Teochew)	豉油
	Leizhou	豆豉滴
	Wenchang	醬油
	Haikou	醬油
	Singapore (Hainanese)	醬油
Puxian Min	Putian	醬油
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	醬油
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	醬油
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	醬油
	Xianyou	醬油
	Xianyou (Fengting)	醬油
	Xianyou (Youyang)	醬油
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	醬油
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	豉油
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	豉油
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	醬油
Wu	Shanghai	醬油
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	醬油
	Shanghai (Jiading)	醬油
	Shanghai (Chongming)	醬油
	Suzhou	醬油
	Wuxi	醬油
	Danyang	醬油
	Hangzhou	醬油
	Ningbo	醬油
	Wenzhou	醬油
	Jinhua	醬油
Xiang	Changsha	醬油
	Loudi	醬油
	Shuangfeng	醬油
	Hengyang	醬油
	Quanzhou	醬油

Derived terms

打醬油 / 打酱油 (dǎ jiàngyóu)
白醬油 / 白酱油
辣醬油 / 辣酱油 (làjiàngyóu)
黑醬油 / 黑酱油

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (醬油):

→ Japanese: 醤(しょう)油(ゆ) (shōyu); 醤(しょう)油(ゆう) (shōyū)
→ Korean: 장유(醬油) (jang'yu)

Others:

→ Bouyei: jianqyouf
→ Burmese: ကြာညို့ (kra-nyui.)
→ Dutch: soja (via Kagoshima そい (soi)) (see there for further descendants)
→ Hawaiian: koiū (via Japanese 醤油 (shōyu))
→ Zhuang: ciengqyouz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
醬	油
しょう Jinmeiyō	ゆ Grade: 3
kan'on	goon

Kanji in this term
醬	油
しょう Jinmeiyō	ゆう Grade: 3
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 醬油 – see the following entry.

【醤油しょうゆ】	[noun] soy sauce
【醤油しょうゆう】	[noun] (rare) soy sauce
【醤油そい】	[noun] (Kagoshima) soy sauce Alternative spelling しょい

(This term, 醬油, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
醬	油
そー Jinmeiyō	ゆー Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

醬(そー)油(ゆー) (sōyū)

Kyūjitai form of 醤油 (sōyū): soy sauce