木香

Chinese

		tree; wood	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (木香)		木	香
simp. #(木香)		木	香
anagram		香木

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ hoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-hiong / ba̍k-hiuⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùsiang
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-hsiang¹
    • Yale: mù-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhshiang
    • Palladius: мусян (musjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ hoeng¹
    • Yale: muhk hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boghiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ba̍k-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baghviw
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴/

Noun

木香

1. root of the costus (Saussurea costus, syn. Aucklandia lappa) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木	香
き Grade: 1	か > が Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Noun

木(き)香(が) • (kiga) 

1. the scent of new wood
2. (in saké) the aroma imparted by the sake barrel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木	香
もく > もっ Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
goon

Noun

木(もっ)香(こう) or 木香(モッコウ) • (mokkō) 

1. Saussurea costus
2. Saussurea lappa

Usage note

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).