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醍醐

醍醐

Chinese

		essential oil of butter	purest cream
simp. and trad. (醍醐)		醍	醐

Noun

醍醐

clarified butter; ghee
the essence of Buddhism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
醍	醐
だい Jinmeiyō	ご Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

醍醐 ‎(hiragana だいご, romaji daigo)

ghee

Hypernyms

五味 (ごみ) ‎(gomi)

Compounds

醍醐味 (だいごみ) ‎(daigomi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tíhú

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: tíhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄏㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyihwu
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ xu³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    提壺／提壶
    醍醐
    鵜鶘／鹈鹕