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紫荊

紫荊

See also: 紫荆

Chinese

		purple	thorns; brambles
trad. (紫荊)		紫	荊
simp. (紫荆)		紫	荆

Noun

紫荊

cercis; redbud
bauhinia
金紫荊廣場 / 金紫荆广场 ― Jīn Zǐjīng Guǎngchǎng ― Golden Bauhinia Square

紫荊

洋紫荊

Derived terms

洋紫荊／洋紫荆 (yángzǐjīng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǐjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² ging¹
Min Nan (POJ): chí-keng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǐjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyjing
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi² ging¹
  - Yale: jí gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² ging¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-keng
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-king
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/