麥冬
Chinese
Etymology 1
| wheat; barley; oats | winter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥冬) | 麥 | 冬 | |
| simp. (麦冬) | 麦 | 冬 | |
| anagram | 冬麥／冬麦 | ||
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: màidōng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: màidong
- Wade–Giles: mai4-tung1
- Yale: mài-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maydong
- Palladius: майдун (majdun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mak6 dung1
- Yale: mahk dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mak9 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: meg6 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐk̚² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k-tong
- Tâi-lô: bi̍k-tong
- Phofsit Daibuun: begdofng
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
麥冬
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 麥冬 (“dwarf lilyturf”) [map]
Etymology 2
| wheat; barley; oats | harvest season | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥冬) | 麥 | 冬 | |
| simp. (麦冬) | 麦 | 冬 | |
| anagram | 冬麥／冬麦 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): be̍h-tang
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍h-tang
- Tâi-lô: be̍h-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: beqdafng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
麥冬
- (Hokkien) harvest season for wheat