鬱金香

See also: 郁金香

Chinese

		turmeric, Curcuma aromatica, etc.) or its tuberous root	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (鬱金香)		鬱金	香
simp. (郁金香)		郁金	香

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùjīnxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ut-kim-hiong / ut-kim-hiuⁿ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷iuq-cin-shian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùjīnxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùjinsiang
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chin¹-hsiang¹
  - Yale: yù-jīn-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjinshiang
  - Palladius: юйцзиньсян (jujczinʹsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
  - Yale: wāt gām hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷ gam¹ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wed¹ gem¹ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: ut-kim-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: utkimhiofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim-hiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ut-kim-hiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: utkimhviw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷iuq-cin-shian
  - MiniDict: iuih^入 cin shian
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴yq-jin-xian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /yɪʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

Etymology 1

A back-borrowing from Japanese.

Noun

鬱金香

(botany) tulip

Etymology 2

Possibly a loan-blend. See 鬱金.

Noun

鬱金香

(archaic) saffron

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬱	金	香
うつ > うっ Grade: S	こん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
鬱	金	香
うつ > う Grade: S	こん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

鬱(う)金(こん)香(こう) or 鬱金香(ウコンコウ) or 鬱(うっ)金(こん)香(こう) or 鬱金香(ウッコンコウ) • (ukonkō or ukkonkō)

tulip

Usage notes

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