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植物油

植物油

Chinese

		plant; vegetation; flora	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (植物油)		植物	油

Noun

植物油

vegetable oil

Synonyms

菜油 (càiyóu)
素油 (sùyóu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
植	物	油
しょく Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3	ゆ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

植物油 ‎(hiragana しょくぶつゆ, romaji shokubutsuyu)

vegetable oil

Etymology

植物 ("vegetable") + 油 ("oil")

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhíwùyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ mat⁶ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhíwùyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrwuhyou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ u⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ mat⁶ jau⁴
  - Yale: jihk maht yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ mat⁹ jau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² mɐt̚² jɐu̯²¹/