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香茅

香茅

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	thatch
simp. and trad. (香茅)		香	茅

Noun

香茅

lemongrass

Synonyms

檸檬草／柠檬草 (níngméngcǎo)
檸檬香茅／柠檬香茅 (níngméng xiāngmáo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāngmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ maau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hiang-hm̂ / hiang-m̂ / hiong-mâu / hiuⁿ-mâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāngmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangmau
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ maau⁴
  - Yale: hēung màauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ maau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ mɑːu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-hm̂ / hiang-m̂ / hiong-mâu / hiuⁿ-mâu
  - Tâi-lô: hiang-hm̂ / hiang-m̂ / hiong-mâu / hiunn-mâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hianghmm, hiangmm, hiongmaau, hviumaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hm̩²⁴/, /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²⁴/, /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² maʊ²⁴/, /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² maʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiaŋ³³ hm̩²⁴/, /hiaŋ³³ m̩²⁴/, /hiɔŋ³³ maʊ²⁴/, /hiũ³³ maʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hm̩¹³/, /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² m̩¹³/, /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² maʊ¹³/, /hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² maʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hm̩²⁴/, /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩²⁴/, /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ maʊ²⁴/, /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ maʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hm̩²³/, /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩²³/, /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ maʊ²³/, /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ maʊ²³/