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枸櫞

枸櫞

See also: 枸橼

Chinese

		Lycium chinense; Citrus medica; Acgle sepiaria	Citrus medica
trad. (枸櫞)		枸	櫞
simp. (枸橼)		枸	橼

Noun

枸櫞

citron

Synonyms

香櫞／香橼 (xiāngyuán)
香水檸檬／香水柠檬

Derived terms

枸櫞酸／枸橼酸 (jǔyuánsuān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
枸	櫞
く Hyōgaiji	えん Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

枸櫞 ‎(hiragana くえん, katakana クエン, romaji kuen)

citron

Derived terms

枸櫞酸 (くえんさん) ‎(kuensan, “citric acid”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǔyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² jyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiéu-yèn / kiéu-yàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǔyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi² jyun⁴
  - Yale: géui yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey² jyn⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ jyːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiéu-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gieu` ienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gieu³ yan²
  - IPA: /ki̯eu̯³¹ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiéu-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gieu` (r)ianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gieu³ yan²
  - IPA: /ki̯eu̯³¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/