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菖蒲

菖蒲

Chinese

		calamus	calamus
simp. and trad. (菖蒲)		菖	蒲

Noun

菖蒲

Acorus calamus; sweet sedge; iris

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菖	蒲
Jinmeiyō	Jinmeiyō
Irregular

あやめ

Noun

菖蒲 ‎(hiragana あやめ, katakana アヤメ, romaji ayame)

iris (flower)

Proper noun

菖蒲 ‎(hiragana あやめ, romaji Ayame)

A female given name

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chāngpú

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤㄆㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ pou⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhông-phù
Min Nan (POJ): chhiong-pô͘ / chhang-pô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chāngpú
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤㄆㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changpwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng¹ pou⁴
  - Yale: chēung pòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ pou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰou̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhông-phù
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong´ puˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong¹ pu²
  - IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ pʰu¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiong-pô͘ / chhang-pô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshiong-pôo / tshang-pôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiongpoo, zhangpoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ³³ pɔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰaŋ³³ pɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ¹³/, /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²³/, /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²³/