香豌豆

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (香豌豆)		香	豌豆
simp. ^#(香豌豆)		香	豌豆
Literally: “fragrant pea”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngwāndòu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄨㄢㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ wun² dau^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngwāndòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄨㄢㄉㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siangwandòu
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-wan¹-tou⁴
  - Yale: syāng-wān-dòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianguandow
  - Palladius: сянваньдоу (sjanvanʹdou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ wun² dau^6-2
  - Yale: hēung wún dáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ wun² dau^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ wun² deo^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ wuːn³⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

香豌豆

sweet pea

Japanese

Kanji in this term
香	豌	豆
かお(り) Grade: 4	えん Hyōgai	どう Grade: 3
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

香(かお)り (kaori) + 豌豆(えんどう) (endō)

Noun

香(かおり)豌(えん)豆(どう) or 香豌豆(カオリエンドウ) • (kaoriendō)

sweet pea

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Synonyms

麝香豌豆(じゃこうえんどう) (jakōendō), 麝香連理草(じゃこうれんりそう) (jakōrenrisō), スイートピー (suītopī)